Allumette, Allumetes

A Quick Overview Of Allumette, Allumetes

'Allumette, allumettes' *(f') literally means 'matchstick,s', and may refer to:

• pastry cut into small strips resembling matches - you may see 'allumettes au fromage' which, translated literally means 'matchsticks with cheese', or, as we say it in English, 'cheese straws';
• potatoes cut into thin matchsticks, and fried;
• thin sticks of pastry, which are glazed with icing.

The singular and plural forms of this word are pronounced identically.

• allumette /s
• ahl/lew/met

How To Say It

• The ‘a’ sounds like the ‘a’ in ‘father’;.
• The 'u' rhymes with 'mew';
• Say the 'mett' to rhyme with 'bet';
• Do not say the final 'e';
• The singular and the plural forms of the word are pronounced identically.