Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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tête

  1. plural of têta

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testa (pot, jug, brick). Replaced French chef (from Latin caput), which is still used in some expressions.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tête f (plural têtes)

  1. head (part of the body)
    J’ai mal à la têteI have a headache
  2. head (leader)
  3. (soccer) header
  4. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study
    Ce type-là, c’est une têteThis guy is a head

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Norman

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Norman Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old French teste, from Latin testa (pot, jug, brick).

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tête f (plural têtes)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) head