meunière

English

Etymology

French meunière (literally “miller's wife”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /mənˈjɛɹ/, /mʊn-/, /-ˈjeɪ/

Adjective

meunière (not comparable)

(cooking) Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.

Related terms

meunière sauce

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mœ.njɛʁ/

Adjective

meunière

feminine singular of meunier

Noun

meunière f (plural meunières)

(zoology) a long-tailed tit species
Synonym: mesange
a miller’s wife

Further reading

“meunière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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