riotte

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French riote (“quarrel”), from Old French riote (“quarrel”), perhaps related to riboter or from Latin rugiō (“to roar”).

Cognate to English riot and Occitan riòta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁjɔt/

• Audio (Île-de-France):

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Noun

riotte f (plural riottes)

1. (dated) squabble; a minor dispute; a petty quarrel

   Synonyms: dispute, guéguerre

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

riotte f

1. plural of riotta

Anagrams

• Tirteo, ittero, ortite, torite

Middle French

Noun

riotte f (plural riottes)

1. Alternative spelling of riote

Old French

Noun

riotte oblique singular, f (oblique plural riottes, nominative singular riotte, nominative plural riottes)

1. Alternative spelling of riote
2. Alternative form of reorte