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tous-les-mois

[ too-luh-mwah ]

noun

  1. a large-grained farinaceous food resembling arrowroot, obtained from a South American canna, Canna edulis, and used in baby food.


tous-les-mois

/ ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː /

noun

  1. a large widely cultivated plant, Canna edulis, of the Caribbean and South America, having purplish stems and leaves, bright red flowers and edible tubers: family Cannaceae
  2. Also calledQueensland arrowroot the tuber of this plant, used as a source of starch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tous-les-mois1

1830–40; < French: all the months, said to be by folk etymology from Antillean Creole toloman, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tous-les-mois1

C19: from French, literally: all the months, probably an attempt to give phonetic reproduction of tolomane, from native West Indian name
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Example Sentences

The granules of tous-les-mois are readily distinguishable by their very large size (fig. 5).

Its globules are much smaller and less glistening than those of Tous-les-mois, or potato starch.

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