Definition
French for 'owl,' a nocturnal bird of prey; also used as a slang adjective in French meaning 'nice' or 'cool.'
Etymology
From Old French chuette, diminutive of chu, related to Old Norse úfr. The word has been used in French since medieval times, and its slang sense developed in modern French youth culture.
Kelly Says
Modern French teenagers use 'chouette' the way English speakers say 'awesome'—but the word literally means 'little owl,' so they're basically calling things 'owl-like' when they think they're cool!
Translations
CACatalà
chouette
shoo-et
CSČeština
fantastická
fan-tas-ti-cka
DADansk
fantastisk
fan-tas-tisk
ELΕλληνικά
φανταστική
fan-tas-ti-ki
ESEspañol
maravillosa
ma-ra-vi-yos-a
FISuomi
fantastista
fan-tas-tis-ta
FRFrançais
chouette
shoo-et
HIहिन्दी
शानदार
shaan-daar
HUMagyar
fantasztikus
fan-tasz-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
fantastis
fan-tas-tis
ITItaliano
fantastica
fan-tas-ti-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
chouette
shoo-et
MYမြန်မာ
chouette
shoo-et
NLNederlands
super
soo-per
NONorsk
fantastisk
fan-tas-tisk
PLPolski
świetna
svyet-na
PTPortuguês
fantástica
fan-tas-ti-ka
RORomână
fantastică
fan-tas-ti-ka
RUРусский
отлично
otlichno
SVSvenska
fantastisk
fan-tas-tisk
SWKiswahili
chouette
shoo-et
TEతెలుగు
chouette
shoo-et
UKУкраїнська
чудово
chudovo
VITiếng Việt
tuyệt vời
twee-t vo-ri