Definition of "noisette" [noi•sette]

• A small round piece of meat, especially loin or fillet of lamb, veal, or pork. (noun)
• Made or flavored with hazelnuts. (adjective)

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• "My mother's from Paris, so it's kind of ironic because when they gave him the word noisette, we heard later that the ESPN guy said, "Oh, his mother speaks French, he should know this.""
• "Earlier, 11-year-old Nicholas Rushlow of Pickerington correctly spelled "noisette" before stumbling on "hebdomadally" to tie for 17th place."
• "Asked by 11-year-old Nicholas Rushlow of Pickerington, Ohio, to use "noisette" (a type of food) in a sentence, Bailly replied: "Gail couldn't keep her eyes off the piece of noisette in her date's teeth.""