different between terms vs minette

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Noun

minette (plural minettes)

1. (dated) The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
   • 1893, Columbian Exposition Dedication Ceremonies Memorial

     The title page bears a minette portrait of the Duke being crowned by the hand of an ideal figure of Chicago, and below are the coat-of-arms and motto of the Duke's house.

   • 1981, Lou W. McCulloch, Card Photographs: A Guide to Their History and Value (page 161)

     […] there were hundreds of other sizes of photographic prints ranging from a minette novelty to mammoth views.

2. (mineralogy) A mineral deposit consisting of iron ore of sedimentary origin, found in the south of Luxembourg and in Lorraine.
   • 1977, Navajo Kimberlites and Minettes

     The minettes of Buell Mountain are felsic, and many contain ground-mass quartz.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.n?t/

Etymology 1

From minet.

Noun

minette f (plural minettes, masculine minet)

1. female equivalent of minet; (female) kitten

   Synonym: minet

2. (female) puss, pussycat
3. (colloquial) cool chick, very young girl
   • 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops:

     Malgré ses quarante ans, elle pouvait sans honte s'aligner devant des flopées de minettes.
4. (slang) muff diving, cunnilingus

Derived terms

• faire minette

Descendants

• Dutch: minetten (“cunnilingus”) (Flemish and Limburgish)
• Russian: ?????? (minét, “blowjob”)
  • Armenian: ????? (minet, “blowjob”)
  • Georgian: ?????? (mine?i, “blowjob”)
  • Estonian: minett (“blowjob”)
• Polish: mineta (“cunnilingus”)
• Portuguese: minete (“cunnilingus”)

Etymology 2

From mine +? -ette.

Noun

minette f (plural minettes)

1. (mineralogy) Kind of iron mineral.

Further reading

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