mouffette

French

Alternative forms

• moufette

Etymology

From Italian moffetta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.fɛt/

Noun

mouffette f (plural mouffettes)

1. skunk

Synonyms

• skunks m
• (Louisiana) bête-puante f

Further reading

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