pouet

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pouet m (plural pouets)

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of a horn, as from a car, clown, etc.

Etymology 2

Derived from Old French put, from Latin putidus.

Adjective

pouet (feminine pouette, masculine plural pouets, feminine plural pouettes)

  1. (Switzerland) ugly, disgusting
    Synonyms: laid, laitte, moche
    • 1942, Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, La Guerre aux papiers, Bibliothèque Numérique Romande, page 39:
      Comment est-ce qu’elle pouvait bien être : grande ou petite, mince ou forte ? Jolie ou pouette ?
      How is it that she could well be: big or small, thin or fat? Pretty or ugly?
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