haute
/əʊt/US/oʊt/
haute is the obsolete spelling of haut and haught.
Adjective
haute (comparative more haute, superlative most haute)
- high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)
- Monessons’s Oz, of course, was the ultimate new concept in Dallas dining: an exclusive, members-only restaurant/disco serving only the finest haute cuisine, wine, and liquor at very haute prices.1977 May, Jim Atkinson, “The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)”, in Texas Monthly, page 116, column 2
- Over the last five years, Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki documented these fashion mavens, who combine haute pieces with homemade accessories, and printed them in ...2001, CMJ New Music Monthly, page 23
Forms of haute
| comparative | more haute |
|---|---|
| superlative | most haute |
Origin of haute
Unadapted borrowing from French, extracted from terms such as haute cuisine and haute couture.
Phrases with haute
Questions about haute
- What does haute mean?
- Haute means high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French).
- What is haute the obsolete spelling of?
- Haute is the obsolete spelling of haut and haught.
- What part of speech is haute?
- Haute is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce haute?
- Haute is pronounced /oʊt/ (US).
Words near haute in the dictionary
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