pot-au-feu en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French pot-au-feu.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A thick soup of meat and vegetables cooked together in a large pot.
The meat and vegetables for our pot-au-feu cost only twelve sous, or sixpence sterling — a cheap dish indeed!
1824, Thomas Gill, The Technical Repository, page 180:
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(uncountable, usually) A large cooking pot.
The chez la portiere is its imitation, en petit; every homely subject is there discussed, from the pot au feu to another sort of pot.
1839, “Parisian characteristics”, in Bentley's Miscellany, page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pot-au-feus | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pot au feu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pots-au-feu | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (1)
ja ポトフ (soup)