First Known Use: 1818
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papillote
noun pa·pil·lote \ˌpä-pē-ˈyōt, ˌpa-\
Definition of PAPILLOTE
: a greased usually paper wrapper in which food (as meat or fish) is cooked
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Origin of PAPILLOTE
French, from papillon butterfly
Rhymes with PAPILLOTE
anecdote, antidote, assault boat, asymptote, billy goat, Capriote, cashmere goat, casting vote, Corfiote, creosote, dead man's float, entrecôte, ferryboat, flying boat, get one's goat, Huhehot, locomote, matelote, miss the boat, morning coat, motorboat, mountain goat, nanny goat, overcoat, paddleboat, passing note, pedal-note, petticoat, picketboat, polo coat, powerboat, quarter note, redingote, riverboat, rock the boat, rubythroat, Shabuoth, Sialkot, sixteenth note, sticky note, sugarcoat, symbiote, table d'hôte, undercoat, yellowthroat
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