tuille

[tweel]

noun

1. a tasset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuille¹

1350–1400; Middle English toile < Middle French tuille, variant of teuille < Latin tēgula tile

Example Sentences

A plate of farmers’ market cucumbers and melon got a joyous umami nudge from a Beldi-olive tuille and creamy blobs of whipped feta.

From New York Times

Quince sorbet with a rosemary ‘tuille,’ poached quince and rye bread 18.

From Washington Post

He never can bring himself to utter to his mountain land, from the depths of his heart, the melancholy words, "Che til na tuille."

From Project Gutenberg