petite marmite

American  

[puh-teet mahr-mahyt, mahr-meet] / pəˈtit ˈmɑr maɪt, mɑrˈmit /

noun

1. an aromatic broth made from meat, vegetables, and seasonings, served in the pot in which it has cooked.

2. a small marmite for cooking and serving this soup.

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Etymology

Origin of petite marmite

1905–10; < French: literally, little pot

Example Sentences

Truman came to the Churchill party from a fund-raising dinner where he had already faced seafood in aspic, petite marmite, filet mignon, stuffed artichokes, potatoes au gratin, chiffonade salad and baked Alaska.

From Time Magazine Archive

So you see … Balch, a little more of that petite marmite.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding

There is no place in Paris where you get a better petite marmite than the Ambassadeurs.

From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Balch, a little more of that petite marmite.

From The Triumph Of Night 1916 by Wharton, Edith

“A petite marmite, please; then I’ll see what more I want,” she heard herself saying at last.

From Out of the Air by Gillmore, Inez Haynes