coteau
noun
co·teau
kȯˈtō,
kōˈ-
plural coteaux
-ˈtō(z)
1
: a hilly upland including the divide between two valleys : divide
2
: the side of a valley
Word History
Etymology
Canadian French, from French, slope of a hill, small hill, from Old French costel slope, diminutive of coste slope, side, rib