hibou

== French == === Etymology === Ultimately imitative. Possibly from or influenced by a descendant of Proto-West Germanic *hūō and/or Proto-Germanic *uwwilǭ. Compare Old High German hūwo, ūvo, (h)ūwila and, as a borrowing into Romance, Catalan òbila, òliba. If so, related to English owl. Compare also Latin būbo. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /i.bu/ Homophone: hiboux === Noun === hibou m (plural hiboux) owl (specifically, those species of owls with ear tufts; those without ear tufts are chouettes) ==== Usage notes ==== Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou. Vernacular category, and does not correspond to a scientific taxon. ==== Derived terms ==== hibou des marais hibou grand-duc hibou petit-duc ==== See also ==== chouette === Further reading === “hibou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 hibou on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French hibou (“owl”). === Noun === hibou owl === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales