miaou

English

Noun

miaou (plural miaous)

1. Alternative spelling of miaow

Verb

miaou (third-person singular simple present miaous, present participle miaouing, simple past and past participle miaoued)

1. Alternative spelling of miaow

French

Etymology

From earlier miault, myault, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mja.u/, /mjaw/

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Interjection

miaou

1. meow

See also

• miauler
• ronronner

Further reading

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