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madrilène

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

noun

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


madrilène British  
/ -ˌleɪn, ˈmædrɪˌlɛn, madrilɛn /

noun

  1. a cold consommé flavoured with tomato juice

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Etymology

Origin of madrilène

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

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But in the luscious “Madrilène” from “Le Cid,” the handover from one solo wind instrument to another felt stiff, while in another movement, “Catalane,” a luscious cello tune was almost trampled by heavy accompanying scales in the violins.

From New York Times

He taught patrons to eat jellied madrilene in cantaloupe, and devised the now universal card-credit system that enabled the guest to get his bill in two minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The menu was keyed to Ed Kelly's delicate stomach: consomm� madrilene, cheese souffl�, green salad, fruit compote and coffee.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Manhattan's Hotel Commodore, 1,300 diners paid $100 a plate for a meal of crab meat in avocado pear figaro, consomm� de volaille madrilene, paupiette of Boston sole Marguery, filet mignon saut� with mushroom colbert, salad chiffonade Argenteuil, bombe vanilla sur socle with black cherries jubilee.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were eating a consommé madrilène when the Major arrived.

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