pet-de-nonne
See also: pet de nonne
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “nun's fart”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pet-de-nonne m (plural pets-de-nonne)
- a small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium
- Jacques Dissler, Balle jaune et ligne blanche, Lulu.com, page 10:
- Un vrai pet-de-nonne, à déguster bien chaud.
- A true pet-de-nonne, to be eaten very hot.
- Jacques Dissler, Balle jaune et ligne blanche, Lulu.com, page 10:
Further reading edit
- “pet-de-nonne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- pet de nonne on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr