hontou

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Champenois

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /õ.tu/

Adjective

hontou m (feminine hontour, plural hontous)

  1. (Troyen, Langrois) ashamed
  2.  shy

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes