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poissonnier

/ˈpwɑ.sɔn.jeɪ/

poissonnier noun: in a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.

Noun

poissonnier (plural poissonniers)

  1. In a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.

Forms of poissonnier

pluralpoissonniers

Origin of poissonnier

Borrowed from French poissonnier, from poisson (“fish”).

Questions about poissonnier

What does poissonnier mean?
Poissonnier means in a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.
What part of speech is poissonnier?
Poissonnier is a noun.
How do you pronounce poissonnier?
Poissonnier is pronounced /ˈpwɑ.sɔn.jeɪ/.
What is the plural of poissonnier?
The plural of poissonnier is poissonniers.

Words near poissonnier in the dictionary

  1. Poissonian
  2. Poissonians
  3. poissonier
  4. poissoniers
  5. Poissonization
  6. poissonnier
  7. poissonniers
  8. Poissons
  9. Poissy
  10. Poitevin
  11. poitevinite

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