noisette

English

Etymology

From French, diminutive of noix (“nut”). The rose takes its name from the French gardener of Charleston, South Carolina, who produced it in 1817.

Noun

noisette (plural noisettes)

1. A small round thick slice of meat (in particular, lamb or veal) that has been deboned.
2. A hybrid rose, from the China rose and the musk rose.

Translations

slice of meat

• Finnish: noisetti

Adjective

noisette (not comparable)

1. Flavoured with hazelnuts. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Related terms

• café noisette

Anagrams

• seen to it, teosinte

French

Etymology

From noix +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwa.zɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

noisette f (plural noisettes)

1. hazelnut

   Synonym: aveline

2. noisette
3. knob (of butter etc.)
4. espresso with a little milk

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• estoient, nettoies, teosinte