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meunière

US/mənˈjɛɹ/

meunière adjective: of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.

Adjective

meunière (not comparable)

  1. Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.

Origin of meunière

From French meunière (literally “miller's wife”).

Phrases with meunière

Questions about meunière

What does meunière mean?
Meunière means of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.
What part of speech is meunière?
Meunière is an adjective.
How do you pronounce meunière?
Meunière is pronounced /mənˈjɛɹ/ (US).

Words near meunière in the dictionary

  1. meum and tuum
  2. meum et tuum
  3. Meung-sur-Loire
  4. Meunier
  5. Meuniers
  6. meunière
  7. meunière sauce
  8. meunière sauces
  9. Meunna
  10. Meurer
  11. Meurers

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