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allumette

allumette noun: a matchstick.

Noun

allumette (plural allumettes)

  1. A matchstick.
    • The fabrication of chemical allumettes occupies in the environs of Paris more than a thousand workmen.1847, editorial staff, “Friction Matches”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 73
  2. A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; French fries.

Forms of allumette

pluralallumettes

Origin of allumette

From French allumette. By surface analysis, al- + Latin lum- + -ette.

Questions about allumette

What does allumette mean?
Allumette means a matchstick.
What part of speech is allumette?
Allumette is a noun.
What is the plural of allumette?
The plural of allumette is allumettes.

Words near allumette in the dictionary

  1. alluders
  2. alludes
  3. alludeth
  4. alluding
  5. allulose
  6. allumette
  7. allumettes
  8. allumeuse
  9. allumeuses
  10. alluminate
  11. alluminated

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