allumette

English

Etymology

From French allumette.

Noun

allumette (plural allumettes)

1. A matchstick.
   • 1847, editorial staff, Friction Matches in "Scientific American", series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 73

     The fabrication of chemical allumettes occupies in the environs of Paris more than a thousand workmen.

2. A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.

French

Etymology

From allumer (“to light”) +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ly.mɛt/

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Noun

allumette f (plural allumettes)

1. match (small flammable object)

   Synonym: (Missouri) metche

2. shoestring French fry

Derived terms

• boîte d'allumettes

Further reading

• “allumette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012