"bavette" meaning in French

See bavette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ba.vɛt/ [France] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-bavette.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-bavette.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-bavette.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-bavette.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: bavettes [plural]
Etymology: From bave (“drool”) + -ette (“diminutive”). * (bib): From being a drool accessory, a drool protector * (steak): From being slobber-inducing Etymology templates: {{af|fr|bave|-ette|gloss1=drool|gloss2=diminutive}} bave (“drool”) + -ette (“diminutive”), {{sense|bib}} (bib):, {{sense|steak}} (steak): Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bavette f (plural bavettes)
  1. bib Tags: feminine Synonyms: bavoir
    Sense id: en-bavette-fr-noun-mw2s8pFa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 45 38
  2. bavette
    beef flank steak
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bavette-fr-noun-xfy9aORK Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ette Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 18 18 1 7 19 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 18 0 7 19 18 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 45 38 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette: 23 52 25
  3. bavette
    beef flap steak
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: bavette de bas de surlonge
    Sense id: en-bavette-fr-noun-tu3oZ-~e Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 18 18 1 7 19 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 18 0 7 19 18 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 45 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bavette de bas de surlonge, tailler une bavette

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bavette de bas de surlonge"
    },
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    }
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      "bave",
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    ],
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      "-ette",
      "-ette#French"
    ]
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      ]
    }
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          "bavette#English"
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        [
          "beef",
          "beef"
        ],
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          "flank steak",
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        ]
      ],
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          "bavette",
          "bavette#English"
        ],
        [
          "beef",
          "beef"
        ],
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          "flap steak"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bavette de bas de surlonge"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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        "France"
      ]
    },
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      "bave",
      "bave#French"
    ],
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      "-ette",
      "-ette#French"
    ]
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}

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