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noisette

noun noi·sette \nwə-ˈzet, nwä-\

Definition of NOISETTE

:  a small piece of lean meat
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Origin of NOISETTE

French, diminutive of nois choice cut of meat, literally, nut, from Old French, from Latin nux — more at nut
First Known Use: 1891

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