lamelle

See also: Lamelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate”), the diminutive of lāmina (“thin plate, knife blade”). This is the etymon of French omelette, English omelet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.mɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophone: lamelles

Noun

lamelle f (plural lamelles)

1. strip (of food etc.)
2. thin plate, lamina, lamella
3. (chiefly in the plural) vertical blinds

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈmɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: la‧mèl‧le

Noun

lamelle f

1. plural of lamella