zalimet

== Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French allumette. In French, the plural word allumettes is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, allumettes was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning. === Noun === zalimet matchstick === References === Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN == Seychellois Creole == === Etymology === From French allumette. In French, the plural word allumettes is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, allumettes was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/. === Noun === zalimet matchstick === References === D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN