noisette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
adj
  1. Flavoured with hazelnuts.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-noisette.wav

Word forms

noisette noisettes

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.

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