fouet

English edit

Noun edit

fouet (plural fouets)

(Scotland) Alternative form of fouat (“houseleek”)

French edit

Etymology edit

Diminutive form of Old French fou (“beech”) (from Latin fagus), with the suffix -et.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /fwɛ/
audio (file)

Noun edit

fouet m (plural fouets)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

→ Catalan: fuet
- → English: fuet
- → Spanish: fuet
→ Italian: fuetto
→ Portuguese: fuê

Further reading edit

“fouet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French fou (“beech”) +‎ -et.

Noun edit

fouet m (plural fouets)

(Jersey) whip

Derived terms edit

donner du fouet (“to lash”)

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