mirepoix

/mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/

mirepoix noun: a combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

Noun

mirepoix (countable and uncountable, plural mirepoix or (rare) mirepoixs)

A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
- The Mirepoix is from this moment complete.1877, Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Kettner's Book of the Table
- Trim off superfluous fat, rub over the outside of the meat with salt and flour, and set it upon the mirepoix.1910, American Cookery, volume 14
Synonyms:

soffritto
(figuratively) A mixture.
- To this mirepoix of contradictory news, add another Pew survey from earlier this month, which found that 54 percent of respondents said they believe that Americans are seeking out more-healthy food than they did 20 years ago—even though they are eating less healthfully than they did in that same...2016 December, Adam Chandler, “What If Consumers Just Want to Buy Junk Food?”, in The Atlantic

Mirepoix

plural	mirepoix
plural (rare)	mirepoixs

Borrowed from French mirepoix, named after Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757).

From French Mirepoix.

What does mirepoix mean?: Mirepoix means a combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
What part of speech is mirepoix?: Mirepoix can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mirepoix?: Mirepoix is pronounced /mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/.
What is the plural of mirepoix?: The plural of mirepoix is mirepoix.

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