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oysters Rockefeller
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plural noun Cooking.
oysters spread with a mixture of spinach, butter, seasonings, and breadcrumbs and baked on the half shell.
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Origin of oysters Rockefeller
First recorded in 1935–40; of unclear origin; the dish apparently has no direct connection with John D. Rockefeller or his heirs
Words nearby oysters Rockefeller
oysterman, oyster mushroom, oyster pink, oyster plant, oystershell scale, oysters Rockefeller, oyster white, oysterwoman, Oz, Özal, Ozalid
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