lamelle
See also: Lamelle
French
Etymology
Latin lāmella (small, thin plate), the diminutive of lamina (thin plate, knife blade). This is the etymon of French omelette, English omelet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.mɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Homophone: lamelles
Noun
lamelle f (plural lamelles)
- strip (of food etc.)
- thin plate, lamina, lamella
- (chiefly in the plural) vertical blinds
Further reading
- “lamelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
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