sot-l'y-laisse

French

sot-l’y-laisse

Etymology

Literally, “a fool leaves it there”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.l‿i.lɛs/

Noun

sot-l’y-laisse m (plural sot-l’y-laisse)

1. oyster (delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl)

Further reading

• “sot-l'y-laisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.