"minot" meaning in French

See minot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mi.no/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-minot.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-minot.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-minot.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: minots [plural], minotte [feminine], minote [feminine]
Etymology: From Gallo-Romance root *min- (“cat”) (compare minou, minet) + -ot. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|-ot}} -ot Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=minotte,+}} minot m (plural minots, feminine minotte or minote)
  1. (colloquial, Provence) kid, lad Tags: colloquial, masculine Synonyms: gamin
    Sense id: en-minot-fr-noun-S2qsxdoz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ot, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Provence French, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 15 15 14 2 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 19 17 1 1 17

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "minet",
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Download raw JSONL data for minot meaning in French (2.8kB)

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