noun, feminine/pa.pi.jɔt/plural: papillotes
papillote (wrapper for food during cooking); dish prepared in such a way; papillote, curlpaper (small piece of paper used to make curled hair); curly hair obtained with this method; ringlet; curly sideburns, peot
“rouget en papillote” — red mullet cooked in a packet
Synonyms: anglaise
From papillon (“butterfly”) with a change of suffix to -ote.