How to pronounce paillette
American English pronunciation
py-YET
- IPA
- /paɪˈjɛt/
- Syllables
- py · YET (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- pal-YET
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What paillette means
A small shiny spangle sewn on clothes to catch light
In a sentence: Every paillette on the dancer's dress sparkled under the stage lights.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from a French word for a bit of straw, from the French word for straw.
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