Suzette
/suˈzɛt/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from French.
"“Halt!” shouted the general as the happiest of Suzettes turned toward her kitchen."
Example
More examples"“Halt!” shouted the general as the happiest of Suzettes turned toward her kitchen."
Etymology
From French Suzette, from Suzanne (“Susan”) + -ette, feminine of -et (diminutive suffix).