brunoise
UK/bɹʊˈnwɑːz/US/bɹuˈnwɑz/
brunoise noun: a very fine dice. A method of cutting vegetables, usually to the dimensions of 2 mm or less, by julienning and then cutting many times at a 90-degree angle to the julienne.
Noun
brunoise (countable and uncountable, plural brunoises)
- A very fine dice. A method of cutting vegetables, usually to the dimensions of 2 mm or less, by julienning and then cutting many times at a 90-degree angle to the julienne.
- Grapefruit sorbet with brunoise of citrus fruits.2001, Michael Ruhlman, The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, Penguin, →ISBN
- Gerard de Luc had been screaming at her in French, something she didn't understand, and Marguerite, who was aiming (or a perfectly uniform brunoise of carrots, put the knife through her second and third fingertips to the tune of fifteen stitches.2006, Elin Hilderbrand, The Love Season, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 131
- A mixture of leeks, celery, carrots and sometimes turnips chopped in this way.
- (Brunoise Soup). — A clear gravy soup with finely minced carrots, turnips, leeks, and onions.1908, Charles Herman Senn, The Menu Book, page 70
Verb
brunoise (third-person singular simple present brunoises, present participle brunoising, simple past and past participle brunoised)
- To cut (vegetables) very finely by julienning and then cutting many times at a 90-degree angle to the julienne.
Forms of brunoise
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | brunoises |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | brunoises |
| present participle | brunoising |
| past participle | brunoised |
| past | brunoised |
Origin of brunoise
Borrowed from French brunoise.
Words that rhyme with brunoise
Questions about brunoise
- What does brunoise mean?
- Brunoise means a very fine dice. A method of cutting vegetables, usually to the dimensions of 2 mm or less, by julienning and then cutting many times at a 90-degree angle to the julienne.
- What part of speech is brunoise?
- Brunoise can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce brunoise?
- Brunoise is pronounced /bɹʊˈnwɑːz/ (UK).
- What is the plural of brunoise?
- The plural of brunoise is brunoises.
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