Learn French: Goal One - words that end in -ette are feminine

There is a rule that words ending in -ette are feminine. These examples were pretty easy to find. Note similar English and French words in several cases!

• la courbette - bow (as in curtsey)
  
• la courgette - zucchini (courgette in the UK)
  
• la chansonnette - little song or ditty
  
• la fillette - little girl
  
• la maisonnette - small house
  
• la maquette - model
  
• la palette - palette
  
• la pailette - sequin or spangle; speck of gold dust; flake (as soap)
  
• la pipette - pipette (dropper)
  
• la pirouette - pirouette
  
• la violette - violet