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 *maihwaz, *maiwaz (“seagull”). Compare mauvis. More at mew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mwɛt/
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Noun

mouette f (plural mouettes)

gull; seagull

Further reading

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

Middle French

Noun

mouette f (plural mouettes)

gull; seagull

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