mauviette

French

Etymology

mauvis +‎ -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.vjɛt/

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With caterpillar caught in beak

Noun

mauviette f (plural mauviettes)

1. Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
2. (colloquial, derogatory) wimp, candy-ass

Further reading

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