"têtu" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /tɛ.ty/, /te.ty/ Audio: Fr-têtu.ogg Forms: têtue [feminine], têtus [masculine, plural], têtues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Morphologically, from tête + -u. Compare Walloon tiestou. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|testu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French testu, {{inh+|fr|fro|testu}} Inherited from Old French testu, {{m|fro|teste||head}} teste (“head”), {{m|fro|-u}} -u, {{af|fr|tête|-u}} tête + -u, {{cog|wa|tiestou}} Walloon tiestou Head templates: {{fr-adj}} têtu (feminine têtue, masculine plural têtus, feminine plural têtues)
  1. stubborn, headstrong Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: borné, cabochard [colloquial] Derived forms: têtu comme une mule
    Sense id: en-têtu-fr-adj-jlg3sdKS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -u

Inflected forms

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