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brandade

[brahn-dahd; French brahn-dahd]
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noun
  1. a Provençal dish of salt cod puréed with olive oil and milk or cream and sometimes mashed potatoes and garlic.
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Origin of brandade

1825–30; < French, from Provençal brandado “act of stirring, shaking,” past participle of branda “to stir, shake,” from Old Provençal brandar “to shake, brandish,” of Germanic origin (see brandish)
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Historical Examples

  • The Brandade, which is a cod-fish stew and a regular fisherman's dish, is by no means to be despised.

    The Gourmet's Guide to Europe

    Algernon Bastard

British Dictionary definitions for brandade

brandade

noun
  1. a Provençal dish of salt cod puréed with olive oil and milk
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Word Origin

French, from Modern Provençal brandado, literally, something that has been shaken
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