civette

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zibetto, from Arabic زَبَاد (zabād).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.vɛt/
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Noun

civette f (plural civettes)

  1. civet

Descendants

  • → Catalan: civeta
  • → English: civet
  • → Finnish: sivetti
  • → Portuguese: civeta
  • → Spanish: civeta

Further reading

Italian

Noun

civette f

  1. plural of civetta
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