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hotte

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *hotta (basket).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hotte f (plural hottes)

  1. carrying basket, burden basket
    la hotte du Père NoëlSanta Claus's sack
  2. hood (metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
    Synonym: hotte aspirante
    1. kitchen hood, extractor hood (electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking)
    2. fume hood (ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment)

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