crosse de fougère

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, “crosier fern”, from the fern's harvested appearance like a crosier staffhead.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʁɔs də fu.ʒɛʁ/
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Noun

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crosse de fougère f (plural crosses de fougère)

  1. (food) fiddlehead (tete de violin)
    Synonyms: tête de violon, tête-de-violon