noisette

noi·sette

noun \nwə-ˈzet, nwä-\

Definition of NOISETTE

: a small piece of lean meat

Origin of NOISETTE

French, diminutive of nois choice cut of meat, literally, nut, from Old French, from Latin nux — more at nut

First Known Use: 1891

Rhymes with NOISETTE

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