couette

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɛt/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French coute, coilte, from Latin culcita.

Noun

couette f (plural couettes)

1. duvet, quilt

Derived terms

• housse de couette

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: kwet

Etymology 2

From Old French coue +‎ -ette.

Noun

couette f (plural couettes)

1. pigtail, bunches (hairstyle)
2. quillback (species of fish)

Further reading

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