allumette
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French.
Noun[edit]
allumette (plural allumettes)
- A matchstick.
- A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From allumer (“to light”) + -ette.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
allumette f (plural allumettes)
- match (small flammable object)
- shoestring French fry
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “allumette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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