chevrette

== English == === Etymology === From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron. === Noun === chevrette (plural chevrettes) (military, historical) A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages. === References === “chevrette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology 1 === From chèvre (“she-goat”) +‎ -ette (feminine diminutive suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʃə.vʁɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Homophone: chevrettes ==== Noun ==== chevrette f (plural chevrettes) kid (young, female goat) doe (female deer) === Etymology 2 === Related to crevette (“shrimp”) and more distantly to the chevrette of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Louisiana) IPA(key): /ʃəvrɛt/, /ʃəvret/, /ʃevrɛt/, /ʃærvɛt/ Homophone: chevrettes ==== Noun ==== chevrette f (plural chevrettes) (dated and colloquial or Antilles, Canada, Guyana, Louisiana, Oceania, Vendée) shrimp Synonym: crevette f ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “chevrette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)