English

Noun

papillote ‎(plural papillotes)

1. a small bit of foil or parchment, which is wrapped around food during cooking
2. (hair styling) a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl

Synonyms

• (hair styling): curl paper, curlpaper

References

• papillote in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• popliteal

French

Etymology

From papillon with a change of suffix to -ote.

Noun

papillote f ‎(plural papillotes)

1. foil wrapped around food during cooking

   rougets en papillotes.‎

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   1. Meal cooked in a foil

      papillotes de veau.‎

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2. (hair styling) a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl

   Mettre des papillotes sur la tête.‎

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   1. curly hair obtained with this method

      Elle était nu-tête, de longues papillotes à l'anglaise, d'un blond cendré, tombaient avec une grâce exquise sur ses épaules décolletées.‎

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   2. (in particular) curly sideburns, payot

      Les papillotes traditionnelles des Juifs orthodoxes s'appellent les "péoths" ou "peyots".‎

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3. Vividly coloured paper wrap for crackers and other sweets.

   Bonbon enveloppé dans sa papillote.‎

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   1. sweet wrapped with a papillote.

      Elle nous donnait en guise d'étrennes, à chacun, une papillote de chocolat...‎

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Verb

papillote

1. first-person singular present indicative of papilloter
2. third-person singular present indicative of papilloter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of papilloter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of papilloter
5. second-person singular imperative of papilloter

Synonyms

• (hair styling) anglaises

Derived terms

• papilloter

Norman

Etymology

From Latin pāpiliō (compare French papillon, with the same meaning).

Noun

papillote f ‎(plural papillotes)

1. (Jersey) butterfly

Derived terms

• noeud papillote ‎(“bowtie”, literally “butterfly knot”)

Spanish

Noun

papillote f ‎(plural papillotes)

1. papillote