mouette
French
Etymology
From Middle French mouette, from Old French moette, diminutive of Old French maoe (Anglo-Norman mave, mauve), from Old English mǣw (“seagull”), from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (“seagull”). Compare mauvis. More at mew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mwɛt/
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Noun
mouette f (plural mouettes)
- gull; seagull
Derived terms
- mouette rieuse
Further reading
- “mouette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “mouette” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
Middle French
Noun
mouette f (plural mouettes)
- gull; seagull