galets
/ɡa.lɛ/
FR
Rounded water-worn pebbles, typically found on beaches or riverbeds; in French cooking, small round pasta similar to large couscous.
Nous avons ramassé des galets sur la plage de Normandie.
We collected pebbles on the Normandy beach.
Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'galet' meaning 'pebble', which likely comes from the Gaulish root 'gall-' meaning 'stone'. The culinary sense developed in 20th century French cuisine.
Memory Aid
Galets sounds like 'pebbles' in casual speech, think 'gall' (rough stone) + 'ets' = small rounded stones.
Collocations
galets de rivièrepâte à galetsplage de galetssoupe aux galets
Synonyms
caillouxpierres rondes
Related Words
galetplagerivièrepastacouscous