couette
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwɛt/
Etymology 1
From Old French coute, coilte, from Latin culcita.
Noun
couette f (plural couettes)
- duvet, quilt
Derived terms
- housse de couette
Etymology 2
From Old French coue + -ette.
Noun
couette f (plural couettes)
- pigtail, bunches (hairstyle)
- quillback (species of fish)
Further reading
- “couette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.