chauve
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kalw-, *galw- (“naked, bald”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃov/
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Adjective
chauve (plural chauves)
- Bald; devoid of hair; often used substantively.[1]
- Bare, barren; devoid of a thing (such as vegetation);[1] often construed with de.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- aigle chauve, aigle à tête chauve
- chauve-souris
- chauvir
- chauvissant
- l'occasion est chauve
See also
References
- 1 2 “chauve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- “chauve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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