meunière

[ muhn-yair; French mœ-nyer ]

adjective

1. (of food, especially fish) dipped in flour, sautéed in butter, and sprinkled with lemon juice and chopped parsley.

meunière

/ mønjɛr; mənˈjɛə /

adjective

1. (of fish) dredged with flour, fried in butter, and served with butter, lemon juice, and parsley

Word History and Origins

Origin of meunière¹

1840–50; < French, by ellipsis from à la meunière literally, in the manner of a miller's wife; feminine of meunier miller, Old French molnier < Vulgar Latin *molīnārius, equivalent to Late Latin molīn ( a ) mill ¹ + Latin -ārius -ary ( -eu- from meule millstone or meut earlier inflected form of moudre to grind)

Word History and Origins

Origin of meunière¹

French, literally: miller's wife

Example Sentences

By way of fish you will always find the trout delicious, either fried or else à la meunière.

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