chauve

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kalw-, *galw- (“naked, bald”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃov/

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Adjective

chauve (plural chauves)

1. Bald; devoid of hair; often used substantively.
2. Bare, barren; devoid of a thing (such as vegetation); often construed with de.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aigle chauve, aigle à tête chauve
• chauve-souris
• chauvir

• chauvissant
• l’occasion est chauve

Related terms

• calvitie

Further reading

• “chauve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.