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mangetout

/ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/

mangetout noun: a vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.

Noun

mangetout (countable and uncountable, plural mangetouts)

  1. A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
    Synonyms:
    sugar pea, snow pea

Synonyms of mangetout

Forms of mangetout

pluralmangetouts
alternative formmange-tout

Origin of mangetout

Borrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is edible.

Questions about mangetout

What does mangetout mean?
Mangetout means a vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
What part of speech is mangetout?
Mangetout is a noun.
How do you pronounce mangetout?
Mangetout is pronounced /ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/.
What is the plural of mangetout?
The plural of mangetout is mangetouts.

Words near mangetout in the dictionary

  1. mangers
  2. mangersful
  3. Mangerton
  4. mangery
  5. manges
  6. mangetout
  7. mangetouts
  8. Mangewala
  9. Mangewalas
  10. mangey
  11. Mangga

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