Meanings
plural noisettes
- A small round thick slice of meat (in particular, lamb or veal) that has been deboned.
- A hybrid rose, from the China rose and the musk rose.
- not comparableFlavoured with hazelnuts.
Origin
From French, diminutive of noix (“nut”). The rose takes its name from the French gardener of Charleston, South Carolina, who produced it in 1817.
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Finnish noisetti
- noisettislice of meat
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noisette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisette
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