sanquette

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proper noun

A female given name.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

sanquette1

nounsanquette (countable and uncountable, plural sanquettes)

plural sanquettes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of sanguette.

    Friendly welcome and excellent cooking: gratin de chouchou, cari baba figue and sanquette are a delight.

    2000, “Making the Most of the Route des Plaines”, in Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles (NEOS Guide), Watford, Hertfordshire; Greenville, S.C.: Michelin Travel Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 158, column 2
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    They want to catch the blood to make black pudding with—a little garlic and mixed herbs with it, a sanquette, delicious.

    1984, Derek Raymond [pseudonym; Robert William Arthur Cook], chapter 17, in He Died With His Eyes Open, New York, N.Y.: Available Press, Ballantine Books, published April 1987, →ISBN, page 103

    When [Joseph] Delteil and his wife cooked dinner for the writer Henry Miller and his wife, they served raw radishes and butter, tomatoes, beetroot, green beans, cucumber, then cured ham, foie gras and sanquette, a very old southern French dish of coagulated chicken blood, highly seasoned, which sets like a flat cake and is eaten in wedges.

    2015 April 5, Frances Bissell, “Anyone for paleo?”, in Times of Malta, Pietà, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2026

    Almost every cuisine uses blood. Think of dishes like Spanish morcilla, Filipino dinuguan, South Korean soondae, Finnish blood pancakes, Taiwanese pig’s blood cake, Thai boat noodles, Vietnamese bún bò Huế, Italian sanguinaccio dolce or French sanquette (and we could go on).

    2020 September 15, Audrey Bourget, “Why you should give cooking with blood a go”, in SBS Food, Sydney, N.S.W.: Special Broadcasting Service, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2024

Sanquette2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

    Survivors are […] one great-great-grandchild, Sanquette Suffo; […]

    1979 March 16, “[Funeral Notices] Swanson”, in The Atlanta Constitution, volume 111, number 191, Atlanta, Ga., →OCLC, page 28-D, column 2
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    Admissions: Mrs. Mary Boyd, Sanquette Benson, Mrs. Mildred Tolbert, David Sanders, Mrs. Alma Scott, Bernice Hackett, […]

    1966 December 5, “Brewer Hospital: Nov. 25-Dec. 1”, in The Index-Journal, 47th year, number 258, Greenwood, S.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1

    High jump — 1. Kalisha Augustine, Bunkie, 4-10; 2. Johnnie Green, Rapides; 3. Venessa Curry, Block; 4. Sanquette King, Rapides; 5. Stacy Edwards, Block.

    1983 March 26, Tom Marvin, “It’s Easy for Duncan and Grant Girls”, in Alexandria Daily Town Talk, volume 101, number 10, Alexandria, La., →OCLC, page B-4, column 6

    Survivors in addition to his parents include […] three sisters, Tikesha Sanquette Cross, Mallory George, and Shenika Walker, all of Springfield; […]

    1983 May 22, “[Obituaries] Cross infant”, in The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Mo.: Springfield Newspapers, →OCLC, page 2B, column 4

    She is survived by […] four great children:^([sic – meaning great-grandchildren]) Trinette Davis, Adriane Davis, Sanquette Davis, all Riviera Beach; […]

    1983 September 15, “[Funeral Notices] Anna Williams”, in The Post, volume LXXV, number 154, West Palm Beach, Fla., →OCLC, page C7, column 4

    REED: To Jeanette, a daughter, Sanquette Michelle, 7 lbs. 11 ozs., July 18.

    1991 July 28, “[[Milestones] Births] Huey P. Long Memorial”, in Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, La., →OCLC, page C-11, column 3

Sanquette3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    Sanquette E.

    1936 January 30, “[List of Taxpayers Delinquent for the Taxes of 1935 for City, School and Personal Property.] Thirty-Ninth Ward”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, late city edition, volume 214, number 30, Philadelphia, Pa., →OCLC, page 33, column 3
    5 more examples

    New Orleans, Feb. 6.—Jacques Sanquette, aged 45 years, was run over by a float this morning and killed.

    1877 February 6, “[New Orleans.] Fatal Accident.”, in Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer, volume XXXIII, number 31, Cleveland, Oh., →OCLC, front page, column 7

    Judges’ Chambers.—Before the Masters.—A to K cases attended by counsel: […] L to Z, not attended by counsel, at 11: […] Sanquette v Eyre—[…]

    1883 August 26, “Law Notices.—Monday, Aug. 27.”, in The Observer, number 4,814, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 4

    Judge Kelly is today hearing testimony in the case of Robert M. West against J. H. Sanquette.

    1914 February 3, “Capital City Brevities”, in The Daily Capital Journal, 37th year, Salem, Ore., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 5

    The Jackson line-up for Sunday’s game is as follows: Piccardo, 1f; Williams, 3b; Huberty, ss; Poggi, 1b; D. Boitano, c; J. Huherty, 2b; Perovich, rf; Cuneo, rf; Peters p. E. Boro, Mondoni and Sanquette as substitutes.

    1926 August 14, “Manteca De Molay^([sic – meaning DeMolay]) Ball Team Plays Jackson Miners Sunday”, in Modesto News-Herald, morning edition, volume XXVII, number 193, Modesto, Calif., →OCLC, page 9, column 7

    A scenic picture of Oregon was presented as a farewell gift by the 28 friends present. The Bows have moved to Glenwood, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Sanquette and home of Mrs. Forman Bow.

    1936 January 3, “News of Oregon”, in Frank Jenkins, editor, The Evening Herald, number 7512, Klamath Falls, Ore.: Herald Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 6

Origin

sanquette · noun

  1. Frenchsanquette
  2. Englishsanquette

From French sanquette.

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Sanquette · proper noun

  1. Latinsānctus“sacred; holy”
  2. EnglishSanquette

Probably a variant of Sanquetta, an Italian name possibly ultimately from Latin sānctus (“sacred; holy”).

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Chicago

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