coteau

noun

co·​teau

kȯˈtō,

kōˈ-

plural coteaux

-ˈtō(z)

1

: a hilly upland including the divide between two valleys : divide

2

: the side of a valley

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, from French, slope of a hill, small hill, from Old French costel slope, diminutive of coste slope, side, rib

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