pap·il·lote (pä p -y t , p p-)n. 1. A frilled paper cover used to decorate the bone end of a cooked chop or cutlet. 2. An oiled paper or foil wrapper in which certain foods are baked. [French, from Old French, ornament for the hair, from feminine of papillot, diminutive of papillon, butterfly, from Latin p  pili, ppilin-; see pavilion.] |
papillote [ˈpæpɪˌləʊt]
n
1. (Cookery) a paper frill around cutlets, etc.
(Cookery)
en papillote (French) [ɑ̃ papijɔt] (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
[from French papillon]
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