abaisse

abaisse

See also: abaissé

English

Etymology

French abaisser.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪs/

Noun

abaisse (plural abaisses)

1. (cooking) A thin undercrust of pastry.

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French

Pronunciation

• (EU) IPA^(key): /a.bɛs/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /abɛːs/

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• Homophone: abbesse (Europe), various forms of abaisser

Noun

abaisse f (plural abaisses)

1. (cooking) a piece of dough that has been flattened, usually with a rolling pin

Verb

abaisse

1. inflection of abaisser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “abaisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• abasies