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English
Etymology
From French meunière (literally “miller's wife”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /mənˈjɛɹ/, /mʊn-/, /-ˈjeɪ/
Adjective
meunière (not comparable)
- (cooking) Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
meunière
- feminine singular of meunier
Noun
meunière f (plural meunières)
- (zoology) a long-tailed tit species
- Synonym: mesange
- a miller’s wife
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