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belette
belette
Dutch
Verb
belette
- singular past indicative and subjunctive of beletten
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of beletten
French
belette
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Franco-Provençal belete, diminutive from Gaulish *bela (compare Welsh bele ‘marten’), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (compare Latin fēlēs ‘wildcat; marten’).
Noun
belette f (plural belettes)
- weasel (specifically, the least weasel)