emplette

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French

Etymology

From Old French emploite (with change of suffix to -ette), from Late Latin *implicta, noun form of neuter past participle of implicare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.plɛt/
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Noun

emplette f (plural emplettes)

  1. (dated) purchase
    Synonym: course
    faire des emplettes(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l'assassin:
      Vous ne figurez jamais dans les journaux, vous ne fréquentez aucun cercle littéraire ou non-littéraire, à vrai dire, vous ne quittez cet appartement que pour faire des emplettes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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