minou
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪnou̯]
- Rhymes: -ɪnou̯
- Hyphenation: mi‧nou
Verb
minou
- third-person plural future indicative of minout
French
Etymology
Variant of minet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.nu/
Audio (Paris): (file) - Rhymes: -u
Noun
minou m (plural minous)
- (colloquial, childish) kitty, pussy, a small cat
- (slang) pussy, kitty, quim
- (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
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
Portuguese
Verb
minou
- third-person singular preterite indicative of minar