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duvet

/d(j)uːˈveɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
du-vet
IPA
/d(j)uːˈveɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

Short for duvet cover.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Icelandic dúnn (“down”), Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”), Dutch dons (“down”). More at down.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: duvet, dúnn, *dūnaz, *dʰewh₂-

Usage

Inflected Forms

duvets (plural)

Phrases

duvet day

Frequently Paired Words

eiderdown

Synonyms

comforter doona quilt continental quilt eiderdown

Questions

How do you pronounce duvet?
The recorded pronunciation is /d(j)uːˈveɪ/.
What does duvet mean?
A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
Where does duvet come from?
It is traced to French.

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