What is the meaning of huître in French?

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French Dictionary Word Meaning of huître

1.1 oyster

Part of Speech - French Dictionary word huître

huître is a Noun. A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

French Dictionary Synonyms of huître

huitre

French Dictionary Word Forms of huître

1. huîtres (plural)

History of huître

From Old French uistre, oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon). The h is unetymological (no h in the Latin ostrea), but it used to disambiguate the pronunciation in the times when u and v were variants of the same letter, cf. huit, huile.

French Dictionary Prnounciation of huître

/ɥitʁ/