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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue + -ette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌstætjuˈɛt/, /ˌstætʃuˈɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
statuette (plural statuettes)
- A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Translations
See also
French
Etymology
From statue + -ette.
Pronunciation
Noun
statuette f (plural statuettes)
- statuette
Further reading
Italian
Noun
statuette f
- plural of statuetta