printanier

American  

[pran-ta-nyey] / prɛ̃ taˈnjeɪ /

French printanière

adjective

1. (of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.

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Etymology

Origin of printanier

1860–65; < French: literally, of spring, Middle French, equivalent to Old French prin ( s ) tan ( s ) spring (< Latin prīmum tempus literally, first season; see prime, temporal ¹) + -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

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printanier

There’s just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then a cut of salmon—and after that the beefsteak.

From The Claverings by Trollope, Anthony