cueillette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cueillette. Doublet of quillet.

Noun

cueillette (plural cueillettes)

  1. (Jersey) A subdivision of the parish of Saint Ouen, corresponding to a vingtaine in other parishes.

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin collēcta (“contribution", "collection”). Compare Occitan culhida, Catalan collita, Portuguese colheita, Spanish cosecha. Compare also the borrowed doublet collecte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœ.jɛt/
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Noun

cueillette f (plural cueillettes)

  1. gathering, collecting, picking (act of gathering, collecting or picking crops, or other items (payments, data))
    • 2006, Virginie Despentes, “Salut les filles”, in King Kong Théorie [King Kong Theory], Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 142:
      Il y a des hommes plutôt faits pour la cueillette, la décoration d'intérieur et les enfants au parc, et des femmes bâties pour aller trépaner le mammouth, faire du bruit et des embuscades.
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