Suzette

//suˈzɛt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from French.

    "“Halt!” shouted the general as the happiest of Suzettes turned toward her kitchen."

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of crêpe Suzette. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "[…] crêpes Suzette and all that, I had a dish lately that I wouldn’t swap for a stack of Suzettes a mile high."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Suzette (“crêpe Suzette”). alt-of

    "A member of the French Festival committee who had helped prepare hundreds of suzettes found the popularity of this pancake a definite business asset."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Suzette, from Suzanne (“Susan”) + -ette, feminine of -et (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

From French Suzette, from Suzanne (“Susan”) + -ette, feminine of -et (diminutive suffix).

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