huppe
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin upupa, via the syncopated Vulgar Latin ūppa.
Pronunciation
edit- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /yp/
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Noun
edithuppe f (plural huppes)
- hoopoe (bird of species Upupa epops)
- (zoology) crest (tuft growing on an animal's head)
- 1873, A. E. Brehm, “Le cacatoës à huppe jaune [The sulphur-crested cockatoo]”, in La vie des animaux:
- C’est un assez grand oiseau, de 45 cent. de long, au plumage blanc éclatant. La huppe, les plumes qui recouvrent les oreilles, le milieu du ventre, les ailes et la partie radicale de la face interne des pennes caudales sont jaunes de soufre pâle ; le bec est noir ; les pattes sont d’un brun grisâtre.
- It is a fairly large bird, 45 cm. in length, with sparkling white plumage. The crest, the ear coverts, the centre of the belly, the wings and the base of the underside of the tail feathers are pale sulphur-yellow; the beak is black; the feet are greyish-brown.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- huppe on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- “huppe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
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Noun
edithuppe f (plural huppes)
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