contrepet

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contrepet

\kɔ̃.tʁə.pɛ\

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Mot attribué à François Rabelais, de l'ancien français contrepéter.

noun contrepets

Pratique de la contrepèterie. C’est un maître dans l’art du contrepet et on a du mal à le suivre !
Contrepèterie. Il adore faire des contrepets.

In English

spoonerism phrase where sounds are transposed

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MLA

"contrepet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/contrepet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

contrepet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrepet

Chicago

"contrepet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrepet.

BibTeX

@misc{contrepet_2026,
  title = {contrepet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/contrepet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}