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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French paillard in the 1970s, from the name of a restaurant in Paris, from its proprietor's surname, Paillard.
Noun
paillard (plural paillards)
- (cooking) A slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.
- Coordinate term: escalope
Translations
a slice of meat pounded thin and grilled
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Middle French palliard, see palliard.
Noun
paillard (plural paillards)
- Alternative form of palliard
- 1690, Kirkton, Hist. Ch. Scotland II, page 84:
- Not only a debauched paillard but a cruel murtherer.
- 1851, Borrow, Lavengro III, page 315:
- The male part of the upper class are a parcel of poor, shaking, nervous paillards.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From paille + -ard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
paillard (feminine paillarde, masculine plural paillards, feminine plural paillardes)
- bawdy, lewd
Derived terms
Noun
paillard m (plural paillards, feminine paillarde)
- A dissolute or depraved person.
Descendants
Further reading
Italian
Noun
paillard m (invariable)
- paillard (grilled sirloin)
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
paillard m (plural paillards)
- (Jersey) tramp, vagabond
Synonyms