chauve

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-wó-s, from the root *kl̥H-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃov/

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Adjective

chauve (plural chauves)

1. bald (devoid of hair)

   Antonym: chevelu

2. (figuratively) bare, barren (devoid of a thing (such as vegetation))

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aigle chauve, aigle à tête chauve
• chauve-souris
• chauvir
• chauvissant
• cyprès chauve
• l’occasion est chauve

Related terms

• calvitie

See also

• glabre

Noun

chauve m or f by sense (plural chauves)

1. a bald person

Further reading

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