hou-hou

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hou-hou

^((h aspiré))\u.ʔu\

Where it comes from

Onomatopée du cri de l’oiseau.

noun

Cri émis par certains oiseaux (chouettes…). Tous les soirs, nous entendions des hou-hou plaintifs qui semblaient venir de notre toit, et souvent aussi nous entrevoyions des ombres qui passaient et repassaient rapides, silencieuses, devant les vitres de notre petite fenêtre.

In English

tuwhit tuwhoo hoot of an owl

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{hou_hou_2026,
  title = {hou-hou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/hou-hou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}