émeute

See also: emeute and êmeute

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Noun

émeute (plural émeutes)

  1. (archaic) A seditious tumult; an outbreak.

French

Etymology

From the old past participle of émouvoir (to move emotionally), influenced by meute (pack (of hounds)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.møt/
  • (file)

Noun

émeute f (plural émeutes)

  1. riot
  2. (figuratively) chaos, disorder

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