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chouette.

owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃwɛt/
  1. owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

] From Middle French chouette, from Old French choete, diminutive from choe (“jackdaw”), from Frankish *kâwa.

adj/ʃwɛt/
  1. great, cool, swell

    informal
Where this word comes from

Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter, chou.

intj/ʃwɛt/
  1. Exclamation when one learns of something pleasing

    informal
    Chouette ! On va à la mer cet été !
    Des crêpes ? Chouette !
Where this word comes from

Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter, chou.

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