houe

See also: houé

French

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Etymology

From Middle French houe, from Old French hoe, from Frankish *hauwā.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u/

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Noun

houe f (plural houes)

1. hoe (gardening tool)

Verb

houe

1. inflection of houer:
   1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• houer
• Ouellette

Further reading

• “houe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

houe

1. alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)

Etymology 2

Noun

houe

1. alternative form of houve

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French hoe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huə/

Noun

houe f (plural houes)

1. hoe

Descendants

• French: houe

References

• houe on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Noun

houe

1. alternative form of hoe (“hoe”)