vedette

== English == === Alternative forms === vidette === Etymology === Borrowed from French vedette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪˈdɛt/, /vəˈdɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === vedette (plural vedettes) (historical, military) A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger. (entertainment) A cabaret performer, usually the main female artist of a show. === Further reading === vedette (sentry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia vedette (cabaret) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vedette in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) “vedette”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Dutch == === Etymology === From French vedette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈdɛtə/ === Noun === vedette c (plural vedettes or vedetten, diminutive vedettetje n) celebrity, star Synonyms: ster, beroemdheid, beroemde == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian vedetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /və.dɛt/ === Noun === vedette f (plural vedettes) (slightly dated) star (celebrity) (nautical) flagship (lexicography) headword (word used as the title of a section) (military, historical) vedette (sentry) ==== Derived terms ==== voler la vedette ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: vedette → English: vedette → Italian: vedette → Polish: wedeta → Portuguese: vedeta → Romanian: vedetă → Spanish: vedete === Further reading === “vedette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology 1 === From French vedette, from Italian vedetta. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /veˈdɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt ==== Noun ==== vedette f (invariable) star (celebrity) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /veˈdet.te/ Rhymes: -ette Hyphenation: ve‧dét‧te ==== Noun ==== vedette f plural of vedetta === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /veˈdet.te/, (traditional) /veˈdɛt.te/ Rhymes: -ette, (traditional) -ɛtte Hyphenation: ve‧dét‧te, (traditional) ve‧dèt‧te ==== Verb ==== vedette (archaic or colloquial) third-person singular past historic of vedere === References === == Spanish == === Noun === vedette f (plural vedettes) alternative spelling of vedete === Further reading === “vedette”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025