The Collaborative International Dictionary
Allumette
Allumette \Al`lu`mette\, n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.
Wiktionary
allumette
n. 1 a matchstick 2 a matchstick-sized cut of potatoes
Wikipedia
Allumette
An allumette is a matchstick-sized cut, 6 mm x 6 mm x 5 to 6 cm (1/4 in. x 1/4 in. x 2 to 2½ in.) long, used for potatoes and other firm vegetables.
Allumette also refers to puff pastry cut into sticks.
Usage examples of "allumette".
Somewhere near Allumette Isle, Champlain came to an Indian settlement of the Ottawa tribe.