paillette

/pa.jɛt/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les paillettes

Meaning

  1. sequin

    • Sa robe brille de mille paillettes.

      Her dress sparkles with a thousand sequins.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

paetê

paetê is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sequin."

Practice

1 What does paillette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa robe brille de mille ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paillette?

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