Caillette

Probably from caille (“spotted”) +‎ -ette (feminine nominal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ka.jɛt/
• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /ka.jɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Homophones: caillette, caillettes, Caillettes

Caillette f (plural Caillettes)

1. (Louisiana) name commonly given to a spotted milking cow
   • 2010, Valdman, et al., Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, page 99:

     Caillette était le nom qu’on donnait à une vache caille.

     "Caillette" was the name we would give to a spotted cow.

   • 2010, Valdman, et al., Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 336:

     Caillette a liché son veau.

     Caillette licked her calf [teasingly referencing slicked-down hair].

   • 2010, Valdman, et al., Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 603:

     Caillette a téri. Son veau a péri.

     Caillette dried up. Her calf perished.

• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)