émeute

See also: emeute and êmeute

English

Alternative forms

emeute

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Noun

émeute (plural émeutes)

(archaic) A seditious tumult; an outbreak.

French

Etymology

From the old past participle of émouvoir (“to move emotionally”), influenced by meute (“pack (of hounds)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.møt/

Noun

émeute f (plural émeutes)

riot
(figuratively) chaos, disorder

Related terms

émeutier

Further reading

“émeute” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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