I. nwəˈzet noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, hazel nut, from Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of nois, noix nut, from Latin nuc-, nux — more at nut
1. : a small rounded morsel of food: as
a. : a small piece of lean meat (as the eye of a chop or a small slice of tenderloin)
b. : a small potato ball browned in butter
2. or noisette brown
[ noisette, from French, adjective, hazel, light brown, from noisette hazel nut]
: hazel 4
II. adjective
Etymology: French
: prepared with, consisting principally of, or dressed with browned butter
a noisette sauce
cutlets noisette