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 *maiwaz (“seagull”). Compare mauvis. More at mew. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mwɛt/ === Noun === mouette f (plural mouettes) gull; seagull ==== Derived terms ==== mouette blanche mouette rieuse === Further reading === “mouette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “mouette”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse == Middle French == === Noun === mouette f (plural mouettes) gull; seagull