Advertisement
Advertisement
tous-les-mois
[ too-luh-mwah ]
noun
- 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
- 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
- Also calledQueensland arrowroot the tuber of this plant, used as a source of starch
Discover More
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
Discover More
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
Discover More
Example Sentences
The granules of tous-les-mois are readily distinguishable by their very large size (fig. 5).
From Project Gutenberg
Its globules are much smaller and less glistening than those of Tous-les-mois, or potato starch.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse