noisette

Meaning

Noun

1. A small round thick slice of meat (in particular, lamb or veal) that has been deboned.
2. A hybrid rose, from the China rose and the musk rose.

Adj

Flavoured with hazelnuts.

Synonyms

meatball

meat-balls

Etymology

From French, diminutive of noix (“nut”). The rose takes its name from the French gardener of Charleston, South Carolina, who produced it in 1817.