Etymology

fauvette

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Today it means: Any of a number of small songbird, such as nightingales or warblers. Full definition →

French fauvette
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  1. French · borrowed fromfauvette
  2. English todayfauvette

Unadapted borrowing from French fauvette, diminutive of fauve (“fawn-coloured”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.