German

Noun

Assiette

1. (literary, obsolete) plate, dish

English

Noun

assiette ‎(plural assiettes)

1. A plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
2. A mixture of bole, bloodstone, and galena once used in bookbinding as a gilding surface

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sjɛt/

Noun

assiette f ‎(plural assiettes)

1. dish (The food)

   C'est une bonne assiette‎

   It's a good dish.

2. plate, dish (the crockery)

   On a besoin des assiettes‎

   We need plates.

3. plateful

Derived terms

Anagrams

• attisées

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assideō, assidēre.

Noun

assiette f ‎(plural assiettes)

1. (Jersey) plate
2. (Jersey) round stone

Derived terms

• assiettée ‎(“plateful”)