papillote.
papillote (wrapper for food during cooking)
Meaning & usage
papillote (wrapper for food during cooking)
rouget en papillote
dish prepared in such a way
papillotes de veau
papillote, curlpaper (small piece of paper used to make curled hair)
Mettre des papillotes sur la tête.
curly hair obtained with this method; ringlet
Elle était nu-tête, de longues papillotes à l'anglaise, d'un blond cendré, tombaient avec une grâce exquise sur ses épaules décolletées.
curly sideburns, peot
Les papillotes traditionnelles des Juifs orthodoxes s'appellent les "péoths" ou "peyots".
colored (paper) wrapper for sweets; the sweets themselves
bonbon enveloppé dans sa papillote
Elle nous donnait en guise d'étrennes, à chacun, une papillote de chocolat.
Where this word comes from
From papillon (“butterfly”) with a change of suffix to -ote.
inflection of papilloter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of papilloter: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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