civetta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) owl; owlet; the little owl
2. (feminine, figuratively) flirt, coquette
3. (feminine) poster
4. (feminine) headline

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of civettare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of civettare:

Concepts

owl

🦉

little owl

minx

flirt

😘

coquette

owlet

barn owl

tease

vamp

vamper

decoy ship

play the coquette

prickteaser

provocative news story made to produce a reaction

screech owl

unmarked police car

bird of night

Athene noctua

bird of Minerva

breathalyser

breathalyzer

civet

eagle owl

hooter

tawny owl

Synonyms

gufo

🦉

barbagianni

strige

Athene noctua

kukkugnau

c’uìtta

ciuétta

allocco

mochuelo

Translations

κουκουβάγια

Eule

🦉

chouette

🦉

mochuelo

lechuza

🦉

coruja

🦉

mussol

Steinkauz

uil

🦉

hibou

🦉

steenuil

chevêche

ulula

Hyphenated as

ci‧vét‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃiˈvet.ta/

Etymology

From French chouette (“owl”).