amourette

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English

Etymology

From French amourette.

Noun

amourette (plural amourettes)

  1. A petty love affair.
    • 1876, The New York Drama, volumes 1-2, page 1:
      I thought it only an amourette when you told me. It was a fire — a conflagration; subdue it.
  2. The love grass, or quaking grass.
  3. A cupid.

French

Etymology

From amour +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mu.ʁɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

amourette f (plural amourettes)

  1. a fling, love affair

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