bois cotelet

noun

bois co·​te·​let

-ˌkōtᵊlˈā

variants or bois cotelette

-ˈet

plural bois cotelets

-ā(z)

or bois cotelettes

-et(s)

West Indies

: fiddlewood sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French bois côtelet, literally, fiddlewood wood

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