hibou

Origin uncertain but assumed to be imitative.

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /i.bu/

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hibou m (plural hiboux)

1. owl (specifically, horned owl - an owl with a crest)

Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.

• chouette

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