fouet
English
Noun
fouet (plural fouets)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of fouat (“houseleek”)
French
Etymology
Diminutive form of Old French fou (“beech”) (from Latin fagus), with the suffix -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwɛ/
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Noun
fouet m (plural fouets)
- whip (tool)
- (cooking) whisk
- (zoology) tip
Derived terms
- coup de fouet
- fouetter
- de plein fouet
Descendants
- → Catalan: fuet
- → Italian: fuetto
Further reading
- “fouet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French fou (“beech”) + -et.
Noun
fouet m (plural fouets)
- (Jersey) whip
Derived terms
- donner du fouet (“to lash”)