bavette
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bæˈvɛt/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French bavette (“slobber-inducing”).
Noun
bavette (plural bavettes)
- (meat) A kind of beefsteak
- beef flank steak
- beef flap steak
- beef skirt steak
Translations
flank steak — see flank steak
Etymology 2
From Italian bavette (“bavetta”) (dribble-inducing).
Noun
bavette (uncountable)
- (pasta) A type of thick spaghetti.
Translations
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French
Etymology
baver (“drool”) + -ette (“diminutive”).
- (bib): From being a drool accessory, a drool protector
- (steak): From being slobber-inducing
Pronunciation
- (FR) IPA(key): /ba.vɛt/
Audio (file)
Noun
bavette f (plural bavettes)
- bib
- Synonym: bavoir
- bavette
- beef flank steak
- beef flap steak
- Synonym: bavette de bas de surlonge
Derived terms
- bavette de bas de surlonge
- tailler une bavette
Further reading
- “bavette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
bavette f
- plural of bavetta
West Flemish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bavette.
Noun
bavette f (plural bavettn, diminutive bavetje)
- bib