alouette

French

Etymology

From Old French aloëte, diminutive aloe +‎ -ette, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alauda (“skylark”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.lwɛt/
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Noun

alouette f (plural alouettes)

lark (bird)
Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette je te plumerai. - A popular Canadian song

Further reading

“alouette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

alouaette (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French aloëte, diminutive of aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

alouette f (plural alouettes)

(Jersey) skylark

Derived terms

alouette dé banque, alouette dé grève, alouette dé rotchi (“rock pipit”)
alouette dé mielle, p'tite alouette (“meadow pipit”)
blianche alouette (“snow bunting”)
pid-d'alouette (“crabgrass, larkspur”)

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