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haut¹

  • /ˈhɔːt/

Rhymes with -ɔːt

Where it comes from

From Middle English haut, hawt, haute, from Old French haut, halt.

adjective more haut · most haut · haught · haute · hawt

  1. obsolete Haughty. nations proud and haut
  2. obsolete Having high standards or quality. My ſcole is more ſolem and ſomwhat more haute

haut²

noun hauts

  1. alternative Alternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”).

Haut³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Haut.

proper noun Hauts

  1. A surname from German.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{haut_2026,
  title = {haut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}