assiette
See also: Assiette
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French.
Noun
assiette (plural assiettes)
- A plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
- A mixture of bole, bloodstone, and galena once used in bookbinding as a gilding surface
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.jɛt/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sjɛt/
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Noun 1
assiette f (plural assiettes)
Derived terms
- assiette anglaise (“a meal consisting mainly of cold meats”)
- pique-assiette
Further reading
- “assiette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.
Derived terms
- assiettée (“plateful”)
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