abaisse

Etymology

French abaisser.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪs/

Noun

abaisse (plural abaisses)

1. (cooking) A thin undercrust of pastry.

Pronunciation

• (EU) IPA^(key): /a.bɛs/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /abɛːs/
• Homophone: abbesse (Europe), various forms of abaisser

Noun

abaisse f (plural abaisses)

1. (cooking) A piece of dough that has been flattened, usually with a rolling pin.

Verb

abaisse

1. inflection of abaisser:
   1. first-person and third-person singular present indicative
   2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “abaisse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• abasies