/ʃwɛt/
Translation
great, nice, lovely (informal); owl
Word origin
The bird name comes from Old French choete, a diminutive of choe ('jackdaw'), from Frankish kawa, a word imitating the bird's call. The colloquial adjective meaning 'great' appears in nineteenth-century Parisian slang and has no securely established explanation.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- choete
Grammar
Examples
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Your new bike is really great.
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Great, we won!
hulule .
An owl is hooting in the wood behind the house.
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It would be lovely to see each other again before the summer.
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The owl hunts at night and sleeps during the day.
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