vaisselle

From Old French vaissele, veissele, from Vulgar Latin vāscella, from the neuter plural of Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Catalan vaixella, Spanish vajilla.

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.sɛl/

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vaisselle f (uncountable)

1. crockery, dishes, dishware
2. table- and cookware that remains to be washed.

• faire la vaisselle
• lave-vaisselle

• vaisseau
• vaisselier

• “vaisselle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• veillasse, viellasse

From Old French vaissele, veissele, from Vulgar Latin vāscella, from the neuter plural of Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”).

vaisselle f (plural vaisselles)

1. (Jersey) crockery

• vaisselle dé porcélaine (“china”)