chouette.
owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux)
Meaning & usage
owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux)
Where this word comes from
] From Middle French chouette, from Old French choete, diminutive from choe (“jackdaw”), from Frankish *kâwa.
great, cool, swell
Where this word comes from
Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter, chou.
Exclamation when one learns of something pleasing
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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