bavette

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bavette (“slobber-inducing”).

Noun

bavette (plural bavettes)

  1. (meat) A kind of beefsteak
    1. beef flank steak
    2. beef flap steak
    3. beef skirt steak
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Etymology 2

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From Italian bavette (“bavetta”) (dribble-inducing).

Noun

bavette (uncountable)

  1. (pasta) A type of thick spaghetti.
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French

Etymology

From bave (“drool”) +‎ -ette (“diminutive”).

  • (bib): From being a drool accessory, a drool protector
  • (steak): From being slobber-inducing

Pronunciation

  • (FR) IPA(key): /ba.vɛt/
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Noun

bavette f (plural bavettes)

  1. bib
    Synonym: bavoir
  2. bavette
    1. beef flank steak
    2. beef flap steak
      Synonym: bavette de bas de surlonge

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: bavette
  • → Romanian: bavetă

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Italian

Noun

bavette f

  1. plural of bavetta

West Flemish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bavette.

Noun

bavette f (plural bavettn, diminutive bavetje)

  1. bib
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