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noun, feminine

tête

/tɛt/

noun, feminine/tɛt/plural: têtes

head (part of the body); head (leader); header; a bright spark, a quick study; ellipsis of note de tête (“top note”)

J'ai mal à la têteI have a headache

Inherited from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”). Replaced French chef (from Latin caput), which is still used in some expressions.