bisette
French, noun/bi.zɛt/
bisette is spelled B-I-S-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written French, the 273,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bisette is a French feminine noun meaning “a small affectionate kiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de dentelle faite à l'origine en lin non teint (d'où son nom), puis selon les modes et les demandes on…”.
What does bisette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small affectionate kiss
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de dentelle faite à l'origine en lin non teint (d'où son nom), puis selon les modes et les demandes on en produisit des noires. 2. Petite dentelle de peu de valeur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bisette
- bisettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bisette?
- /bi.zɛt/
- \bi.zɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bisette in French?
bisette appears about once in every 76 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).