chevrette

See also: Chevrette

English

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Etymology

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

Noun

chevrette (plural chevrettes)

1. (military, historical) A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.

References

• “chevrette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology 1

From chèvre (“she-goat”) +‎ -ette (feminine diminutive suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.vʁɛt/

  • Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Homophone: chevrettes

Noun

chevrette f (plural chevrettes)

1. kid (young, female goat)
2. doe (female deer)

Etymology 2

Related to crevette (“shrimp”) and more distantly to the chevrette of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /ʃəvrɛt/, /ʃəvret/, /ʃevrɛt/, /ʃærvɛt/
• Homophone: chevrettes

Noun

chevrette f (plural chevrettes)

1. (dated and colloquial or Antilles, Canada, Guyana, Louisiana, Oceania, Vendée) shrimp

   Synonym: crevette f

Derived terms

• chevrette Alphonse
• chevrette blanche
• chevrette brown
• chevrette du fleuve
• chevrette du lac
• chevrette grise
• chevrette sec
• chevrette verte

Further reading

• “chevrette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)