assiette
See also: Assiette
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French assiette.
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
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.
Pronunciation
Noun
assiette f (plural assiettes)
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.- Synonym: assise
- ne pas être dans son assiette ― to feel under the weather
- (horse racing) seat
- (nautical) trim, attitude, pitch attitude
- (accounting) basis
- dish (the food)
- C’est une bonne assiette.
- It's a good dish.
- plate, dish (the crockery)
- On a besoin d’assiettes.
- We need plates.
- plateful
Derived terms
Further reading
- “assiette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Norman
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.
Noun
assiette f (plural assiettes)
Derived terms
- assiettée (“plateful”)
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