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bavette

UK/bæˈvɛt/

bavette noun: beef flank steak.

Noun (1)

bavette (plural bavettes)

  1. beef flank steak
  2. beef flap steak
  3. beef skirt steak

Noun (2)

bavette (uncountable)

  1. (pasta) A type of thick spaghetti.

Forms of bavette

pluralbavettes

Origin of bavette

Borrowed from French bavette (“slobber-inducing”).

From Italian bavette (“bavetta”) (dribble-inducing).

Words that rhyme with bavette

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Questions about bavette

What does bavette mean?
Bavette means beef flank steak.
What part of speech is bavette?
Bavette is a noun.
How do you pronounce bavette?
Bavette is pronounced /bæˈvɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of bavette?
The plural of bavette is bavettes.

Words near bavette in the dictionary

  1. Baveres
  2. Bavers
  3. Baverstock
  4. Baverstocks
  5. baves
  6. bavette
  7. bavettes
  8. Baveystock
  9. bavian
  10. bavians
  11. bavin

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