couette

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwɛt/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French coute, coilte, from Latin culcita.

Noun

couette f (plural couettes)

duvet, quilt

Derived terms

housse de couette

Etymology 2

From Old French coue +‎ -ette.

Noun

couette f (plural couettes)

pigtail, bunches (hairstyle)
quillback (species of fish)

Further reading

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

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