civetta — meaning in English

English meaning

• coquette noun A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
• minx noun A flirtatious, cheeky, or mischievous young woman.
• owl noun A mostly nocturnal bird of prey with large forward-facing eyes and a sharp, hooked beak.

Senses

civetta is used for these senses in English:

• coquette A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
• little owl A species of small European owl, Athene noctua.
• minx A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
• owl Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

coquette — full definition

1. noun A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
2. noun Any hummingbird in the genus Lophornis.

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