chouette

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃwɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Etymology 1 === From Middle French chouette, from Old French choete, diminutive from choe (“jackdaw”), from Frankish *kâwa. ==== Noun ==== chouette f (plural chouettes) owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux) ===== Usage notes ===== Vernacular category, doesn't correspond to a scientific taxon. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Romansh: tschuetta ==== See also ==== hibou === Etymology 2 === Probably from a confusion between Etymology 1, above, and a derivative of choueter, chou. ==== Adjective ==== chouette (plural chouettes) (informal) great, cool, swell Synonym: sympa ==== Interjection ==== chouette (informal) Exclamation when one learns of something pleasing Chouette ! On va à la mer cet été ! ― Super! We're going to the sea this summer! Des crêpes ? Chouette ! ― Crêpes? Super! === Further reading === “chouette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French choete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃuɛtə/ === Noun === chouette f (plural chouettes) owl ==== Descendants ==== French: chouette === References === chouette on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Noun === chouette alternative form of choete (“owl”)