minou

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈmɪnou̯]
• Rhymes:-ɪnou̯
• Hyphenation:mi‧nou

Verb

minou

1. third-personpluralfutureindicativeofminout

French

Etymology

Variant ofminet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mi.nu/

• Audio(Paris):

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• Rhymes:-u

Noun

minoum(pluralminous)

1. (colloquial,childish)kitty,pussy,asmallcat
2. (slang)pussy,kitty,quim
3. (endearing)darling
   • 2015January,Virginie Despentes,Vernon Subutex,volume 1,Éditions Grasset,→ISBN,page22:

     Son seul côté casse-couilles c’était s’il te plaîtMinouva me chercher des bonbons chez l’épicier. Cinq étages, à pied. Vernon n’était pas partant pour être unMinouserviable.

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Derived terms

• broute-minou

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole:minou

Further reading

• “minou”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited fromFrenchminou(“kitty, small cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/miˈnu/
• Rhymes:-u

Noun

minou

1. (a)kitty,(a)cat

   Synonym:sha

   Hyponym:matou

Portuguese

Verb

minou

1. third-personsingularpreteriteindicativeofminar