fossette

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, diminutive of fosse (“a fosse”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fossette (plural fossettes)

A little hollow; a dimple.
(medicine) A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
(dentistry) A small depression in the crown of a tooth

Translations

dimple

Bulgarian: трапчинка (bg) f (trapčinka)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

French

Etymology

fosse +‎ -ette, a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ.sɛt/
Audio: (file)

Noun

fossette f (plural fossettes)

dimple

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

fossette f

plural of fossetta

Anagrams

fottesse

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