Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beurre manié

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beur-re -manie
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dough consisting of equal parts of soft butter and flour, used to thicken soups and sauces.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French beurre manié (“kneaded butter”), from beurre (“butter”) + manié (“kneaded”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: beurre manié

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does beurre manié mean?: A dough consisting of equal parts of soft butter and flour, used to thicken soups and sauces.
Where does beurre manié come from?: It is traced to French.

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