Parmentier

[ pahr-men-tyey; French par-mahn-tyey ]

adjective(sometimes lowercase)

(of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.

Origin of Parmentier

1905–10; named after A. A. Parmentier (1737–1813), French promoter of economic botany

Also Par·men·tière [pahr-men-tyair; French par-mahn-tyer]. /ˌpɑr mɛnˈtyɛər; French par mɑ̃ˈtyɛr/.

Words Nearby Parmentier

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How to use Parmentier in a sentence

This variety is generally attributed to M. Parmentier, Enghien, Bel.
The Pears of New York | U. P. Hedrick
M. Florian-Parmentier does not admire this movement or its prophet, Jules Romains.
Unicorns | James Huneker
"Some of our folk in Rochelle are of that way of thinking," agreed Captain Parmentier dryly.
Days of the Discoverers | L. Lamprey
He accompanied me to the nursery garden of M. Parmentier, which is situated in the town of Enghien.
Journal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835 | James Forbes
Andrew Parmentier introduced it from his nursery at Brooklyn under this name about 1800.
The Pears of New York | U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for Parmentier

Parmentier

/ (ˈpɑːmənˌtjeɪ, French parmɑ̃tje) /

adjective

(of soups, etc) containing or garnished with potatoes

Origin of Parmentier

C19: named after A. Parmentier (1737–1813), French horticulturist

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