ouate

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated or mute h)} IPA^(key): /wat/

• audio (l'ouate)

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Noun

ouate f (plural ouates)

1. cotton wool

Verb

ouate

1. first-person singular present indicative of ouater
2. third-person singular present indicative of ouater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ouater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ouater
5. second-person singular imperative of ouater

Usage notes

This word may optionally resist elision, as though beginning with an aspirated h, even though it is not spelt with an h. The aspirated pronunciation is the older one; the non-aspirate pronunciation has become common.

Further reading

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