Parmentier

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

/ ˌpɑr mɛnˈtyeɪ; French par mɑ̃ˈtyeɪ /

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adjective (sometimes lowercase)

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

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Also Par·men·tière

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

Origin of Parmentier

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

Words nearby Parmentier

Parma, Parma ham, Parma Heights, Parma violet, Parmenides, Parmentier, Parmesan, Parmesan cheese, parmigiana, Parmigianino, Parmigiano Reggiano

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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

Word Origin for Parmentier

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

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