chuintement

French

Etymology

From chuinter (“to swish; to lisp; to buzz”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɥɛ̃t.mɑ̃/

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Noun

chuintement m (plural chuintements)

1. swish, hiss
2. lisp
3. buzz

Further reading

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