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paupiette

American  
[poh-pyet] / poʊˈpyɛt /

noun

French Cooking.

plural

paupiettes

  1. bird.

Etymology

Origin of paupiette

1885–90; earlier po ( u ) piette, probably derivative of Middle French poulpe fleshy part of the body or of an animal, Old French polpe < Latin pulpa pulp; see -ette

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A paupiette of smoked salmon filled with fluffy crab mousse.

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