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paillard

paillard noun: a slice of meat pounded thin and grilled. Also the alternative form of palliard.

Noun

paillard (plural paillards)

  1. A slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.

Also used as

paillard is also the alternative form of palliard.

Forms of paillard

pluralpaillards

Origin of paillard

Borrowed from French paillard in the 1970s, from the name of a restaurant in Paris, from its proprietor's surname, Paillard.

From Middle English, from Middle French palliard, see palliard.

Questions about paillard

What does paillard mean?
Paillard means a slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.
What part of speech is paillard?
Paillard is a noun.
What is the plural of paillard?
The plural of paillard is paillards.

Words near paillard in the dictionary

  1. pailful
  2. pailfuls
  3. Pailin
  4. pailing
  5. pailings
  6. paillard
  7. paillards
  8. paillasse
  9. paillasses
  10. paillasson
  11. paillassons

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