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noun, feminine

riotte

/ʁjɔt/

noun, feminine/ʁjɔt/plural: riottes

squabble; a minor dispute; a petty quarrel

Synonyms: dispute, guéguerre

Inherited from Middle French riote (“quarrel”), from Old French riote (“quarrel”), perhaps related to riboter or from Latin rugiō (“to roar”). Cognate to English riot and Occitan riòta.

riotte — French Dictionary | Passage