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)

Derived terms

coup de fouet
fouetter
plein fouet

Descendants

Catalan: fuet

Further reading

“fouet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fou (“beech”) +‎ -et.

Noun

fouet m (plural fouets)

(Jersey) whip

Derived terms

donner du fouet (“to lash”)

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