noun, feminine/wi/plural: ouïes
hearing, audition; gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals); f-hole, sound hole
“Near-synonym: audition”
Synonyms: audition, branchie
Deverbal of ouïr, corresponding to Latin audīta < audītus. Compare Occitan ausida, Catalan oïda, Spanish oído, Portuguese ouvido, Italian udito, Romansh udida, Friulian uldide.