guette

See also: guetté

French

Etymology

From guetter or from Old French guaite f, from Medieval Latin wacta f, borrowed from Frankish *wahta f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

guette f (plural guettes)

1. watchman, sentinel
2. watchtower

Verb

guette

1. inflection of guetter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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