mouette

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French mouette, from Old French moette, diminutive of Old French maoe (Anglo-Norman mave, mauve), from Old English mǣw (seagull), from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (seagull). Compare mauvis. More at mew.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mwɛt/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

mouette f (plural mouettes)

  1. gull; seagull

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

mouette f (plural mouettes)

  1. gull; seagull