topette
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from the same root as toupin (“top”) but with a different suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
topette f (plural topettes)
- (obsolete) a small slender flask.
- (Louisiana) flask
- (Louisiana) a drinking bout, a spree.
- (New Caledonia) beer bottle
Further reading[edit]
- “topette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)