"callet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkælət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-callet.wav Forms: callets [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), or Irish caille (“girl”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|caillette||a frivolous gossip}} French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), {{der|en|ga|caille||girl}} Irish caille (“girl”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} callet (plural callets)
  1. (obsolete) A trull or prostitute. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-callet-en-noun-VtKz4iCp
  2. (obsolete) A scold or gossip. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-callet-en-noun-WE-o4AhP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: callets [plural]
Etymology: From French callet. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|callet}} French callet Head templates: {{en-noun}} callet (plural callets)
  1. A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a chocolate chip, designed for melting when cooking.
    Sense id: en-callet-en-noun-S~Blwra4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkælət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-callet.wav Forms: callets [present, singular, third-person], calleting [participle, present], calleted [participle, past], calleted [past]
Etymology: Perhaps from French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), or Irish caille (“girl”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|caillette||a frivolous gossip}} French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), {{der|en|ga|caille||girl}} Irish caille (“girl”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} callet (third-person singular simple present callets, present participle calleting, simple past and past participle calleted)
  1. (obsolete) To rail or scold. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People, Sweets
    Sense id: en-callet-en-verb-SXW2m9Id Disambiguation of People: 0 43 0 57 Disambiguation of Sweets: 3 26 10 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 17 18 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 17 18 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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