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en papillote

en papillote is the alternative form of en-papillote.

Meaning of en-papillote

Noun

en-papillote (uncountable)

  1. A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.
    • fish baked en papillote
    Synonyms:
    al cartoccio

Questions about en papillote

What is en papillote the alternative form of?
En papillote is the alternative form of en-papillote.

Words near en papillote in the dictionary

  1. en garçon
  2. en homme
  3. en mass
  4. en masse
  5. en pantoufles
  6. en papillote
  7. en passant
  8. en passants
  9. en pied
  10. en plein
  11. en plein air

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