minou

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnou̯]
• Rhymes: -ɪnou̯
• Hyphenation: mi‧nou

Verb

minou

1. third-person plural future indicative of minout

French

Etymology

Variant of minet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nu/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Rhymes: -u

Noun

minou m (plural minous)

1. (colloquial, childish) kitty, pussy, a small cat
2. (slang) pussy, kitty, quim
3. (endearing) darling
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 22:

     Son seul côté casse-couilles c’était s’il te plaît Minou va me chercher des bonbons chez l’épicier. Cinq étages, à pied. Vernon n’était pas partant pour être un Minou serviable.

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Derived terms

• broute-minou

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: minou

Further reading

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

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French minou (“kitty, small cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnu/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

minou

1. (a) kitty, (a) cat

   Synonym: sha

   Hyponym: matou

Portuguese

Verb

minou

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of minar