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chaton: kitten

chaton m ‎(plural chatons, feminine chatonne)

From Middle French chaton, chaston, from Old French chastun ‎(“the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone”), from Frankish *kastō ‎(“box, case”), from Proto-Germanic *kastô, *kasô, *kasą, *kazą ‎(“vessel, container, pitcher, barrel”). Cognate with Old High German kasto ‎(“box, case”) (Modern German Kasten), Dutch kast ‎(“cupboard, case”), Old English castenere ‎(“cabinet, chest”), Old Norse kass, kassi ‎(“basket”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃 ‎(kas, “vessel, container”), Old High German char ‎(“vessel, bowl, tray, trough”), Middle Low German kar ‎(“vessel, basket”), Old Norse ker ‎(“vessel, container”).

chaton: collet (silver), and chaton: jewel (blue)

chaton m ‎(plural chatons)