madrilène

American

[mad-ruh-len, -leyn, mad-ruh-len, -leyn] / ˈmæd rəˌlɛn, -ˌleɪn, ˌmæd rəˈlɛn, -ˈleɪn /

noun

a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.

madrilène British

/ -ˌleɪn, ˈmædrɪˌlɛn, madrilɛn /

noun

a cold consommé flavoured with tomato juice

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Etymology

Origin of madrilène

1930–35; < French ( consommé ) madrilène literally, Madrid consommé; see Madrileño

Example Sentences

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They were eating a consommé madrilène when the Major arrived.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry

Next he proposed either a potage madrilène or a crême de volaille, Marie Louise.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

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