oreillette

== English == === Etymology === From French oreillette. Compare Middle English horete. Also compare Spanish orejera (“ear armor”), using a different suffix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔɹ.eɪ(l)ˈjɛt/ === Noun === oreillette (plural oreillettes) (historical) A flap or plate covering the ear in medieval armor helmets and civilian clothing. == French == === Etymology === From oreille (“ear”) +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɛ.jɛt/ ~ /ɔ.ʁe.jɛt/ === Noun === oreillette f (plural oreillettes) earphone (transducer, earpiece or headphone) (anatomy) auricle (part of the heart) (botany) asarabacca, European wild ginger (Asarum europaeum) (cooking) beignet, fritter (historical) an oreillette (ear-covering on a medieval helmet, civilian hood, etc) === Further reading === oreillette on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr oreillette (cuisine) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “oreillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012