cueillette

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cueillette. Doublet of quillet.

Noun[edit]

cueillette (plural cueillettes)

  1. (Jersey) A subdivision of the parish of Saint Ouen, corresponding to a vingtaine in other parishes.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French, from Latin collēcta (contribution", "collection). Compare Occitan culhida, Catalan collita, Portuguese colheita, Spanish cosecha. Compare also the borrowed doublet collecte.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kœ.jɛt/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cueillette f (plural cueillettes)

  1. gathering, collecting, picking (act of gathering, collecting or picking crops, or other items (payments, data))

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