chevêche

French

Etymology

Perhaps from a suffixed form of cavannus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.vɛʃ/, /ʃvɛʃ/

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Noun

chevêche f (plural chevêches)

1. little owl (Athene noctua)

Derived terms

• chevêche des terriers
• chevêchette

Further reading

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