passe-vite

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Portuguese

passe-vite

Etymology

From Passe-Vite, genericized trademark. From French passe, inflection of passer (to grind) and French vite (fast).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pas‧se‧-vi‧te

Noun

passe-vite m (plural passe-vites)

  1. (Portugal, cooking) a type of masher for potatoes and vegetables
    Synonym: passador

References

  1. ^ passe-vite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ passe-vite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024