fossette

English

Etymology

French, diminutive of fosse (“a fosse”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɒˈsɛt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɔˈsɛt/, /ˌfɑˈsɛt/

Noun

fossette (plural fossettes)

1. A little hollow; a dimple.
2. (medicine) A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
3. (dentistry) A small depression in the crown of a tooth

Derived terms

• fossettid
• metafossette
• parafossette
• postfossette
• prefossette

Translations

dimple

Bulgarian: трапчинка (bg) f (trapčinka)

French

Etymology

From fosse +‎ -ette, a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.sɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

fossette f (plural fossettes)

1. dimple

Further reading

• “fossette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

fossette f

1. plural of fossetta

Anagrams

• fottesse