cueillette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cueillette. Doublet of quillet.

Noun

cueillette (plural cueillettes)

  1. (Jersey) A subdivision of the parish of Saint Ouen, corresponding to a vingtaine in other parishes.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin collēcta (contribution", "collection). Compare Occitan culhida, Catalan collita, Portuguese colheita, Spanish cosecha. Compare also the borrowed doublet collecte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœ.jɛt/
  • (file)

Noun

cueillette f (plural cueillettes)

  1. gathering, collecting, picking (act of gathering, collecting or picking crops)

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