alouette

== French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French aloëte, diminutive aloe +‎ -ette, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda (“skylark”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /a.lwɛt/ ==== Noun ==== alouette f (plural alouettes) lark (bird) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Etymology 1, alluding to the French-Canadian folk song Alouette, a cumulative song with a lengthening list of body parts. ==== Interjection ==== alouette (usually humorous) Used at the end of a long list of items; and a partridge in a pear tree === Further reading === “alouette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Alternative forms === alouaette (Guernsey) === Etymology === From Old French aloëte, diminutive of aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish. === Noun === alouette f (plural alouettes) (Jersey) skylark ==== Derived terms ====