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Parmentier

[ pahr-men-tyey; French par-mahn-tyey ]

adjective

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. (of food) prepared or served with potatoes:

    potage Parmentier.



Parmentier

/ ˈpɑːmənˌtjeɪ; parmɑ̃tje /

adjective

  1. (of soups, etc) containing or garnished with potatoes
“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 Parmentier1

1905–10; named after A. A. Parmentier (1737–1813), French promoter of economic botany
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Parmentier1

C19: named after A. Parmentier (1737–1813), French horticulturist
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Example Sentences

This variety is generally attributed to M. Parmentier, Enghien, Bel.

M. Florian-Parmentier does not admire this movement or its prophet, Jules Romains.

"Some of our folk in Rochelle are of that way of thinking," agreed Captain Parmentier dryly.

He accompanied me to the nursery garden of M. Parmentier, which is situated in the town of Enghien.

Andrew Parmentier introduced it from his nursery at Brooklyn under this name about 1800.

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