barquette

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑː(ɹ)ˈkɛt/

Noun

barquette (plural barquettes)

1. A kind of small sailboat.
2. A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.

Derived terms

• barquette mould

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French barquette, first attested c. 1320 (discounting an adjective in nef barquette, 1238). By surface analysis, barque +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.kɛt/

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Noun

barquette f (plural barquettes)

1. small boat
2. punnet, small box, small tub
3. (zoology) painted comber, Serranus scriba
4. (motoring) prototype
5. stretcher
6. barquette (kind of filled pastry)

Further reading

• “barquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.