chauve

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-wó-s, from the root *kl̥H-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃov/
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Adjective

chauve (plural chauves)

  1. bald (devoid of hair)
    Antonym: chevelu
  2. (figuratively) bare, barren (devoid of a thing (such as vegetation))

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Noun

chauve m or f by sense (plural chauves)

  1. a bald person

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