avionnette

French

Alternative forms

• avionette (1990 spelling reforms)

Etymology

From avion +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avionnette f (plural avionnettes)

1. a small passenger aircraft
2. a dance in which a couple simulate the takeoff and landing of an aircraft

Descendants

• → Portuguese: avioneta, avionete

Further reading

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