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duchess potatoes

duchess potatoes noun: a purée of mashed potato and egg yolk, moulded or piped into various shapes which are then baked until golden.

Noun

duchess potatoes pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A purée of mashed potato and egg yolk, moulded or piped into various shapes which are then baked until golden.

Forms of duchess potatoes

alternative formduchesse potatoes

Origin of duchess potatoes

Translation of French pommes de terre duchesse.

Questions about duchess potatoes

What does duchess potatoes mean?
Duchess potatoes means a purée of mashed potato and egg yolk, moulded or piped into various shapes which are then baked until golden.
What part of speech is duchess potatoes?
Duchess potatoes is a noun.

Words near duchess potatoes in the dictionary

  1. Duchesne County
  2. Duchesnean
  3. Duchesneau
  4. Duchesneaus
  5. duchess
  6. duchess potatoes
  7. duchessdom
  8. duchessdoms
  9. duchesse
  10. duchesse lace
  11. duchesse laces

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