printanier

American  

[pran-ta-nyey] / prɛ̃ taˈnyeɪ /

French printanière

adjective

1. (of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.

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Etymology

Origin of printanier

1860–65; < French: literally, of spring, Middle French, equivalent to Old French prin ( s ) tan ( s ) spring (< Latin prīmum tempus literally, first season; see prime, temporal ¹) + -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

There’s just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then a cut of salmon—and after that the beefsteak.

From The Claverings by Trollope, Anthony

Le soleil printanier, même dans nos climats, luit d'un éclat extraordinaire.

From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox