coteau

See also: côteau

English

Alternative forms

• côteau (rare)

Etymology

From French coteau.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈtoʊ/
• Hyphenation: co‧teau

Noun

coteau (plural coteaus or coteaux)

1. (US, Canada) A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
2. (US, Canada) The side of a valley.

Anagrams

• ace out

French

Alternative forms

• côteau (uncommon)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French couteau, costeau, from Old French costel. By surface analysis, côte +‎ -eau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.to/

• Audio:

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Noun

coteau m (plural coteaux)

1. hillside

Descendants

• → English: coteau

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• écouta

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈte̯aw]

Verb

coteau

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of coti