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merlette.

the merlette

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛʁ.lɛt/
  1. the merlette

    feminine
  2. female blackbird

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From merle + -ette, literally “little blackbird”, the word for the male blackbird being mostly female until the 16th century (a male: "une merle", a little male: "une merlette"). Meaning 2 (hen blackbird) appears in 1839.

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