A small wild bird, particularly a warbler; a young or small wild beast.
From French fauvette, a diminutive form of fauve (wild animal) with the suffix -ette. Originally referred to small birds found wild in France, particularly warblers and similar species.
In medieval French hunting texts, fauvette had a special meaning—it was considered a 'peasant's game,' not noble enough for aristocrats to hunt, which tells you a lot about class divisions back then!
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