cheveu
Bourguignon edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cheveu m (plural cheveus)
Synonyms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French cheveu, from Old French cheveu, from Latin capillus. See there for more details.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheveu m (plural cheveux)
Usage notes edit
For the mass noun hair, use the plural cheveux.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “cheveu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French cheveu.
Noun edit
cheveu m (plural cheveux or cheveulx)
- a hair
Descendants edit
- French: cheveu
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier chevel, from Latin capillus, capillum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheveu oblique singular, m (oblique plural cheveus, nominative singular cheveus, nominative plural cheveu)
- a hair