meunière

English

Etymology

From French meunière (literally “miller's wife”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

meunière (not comparable)

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

Related terms

• meunière sauce

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœ.njɛʁ/

Adjective

meunière

1. feminine singular of meunier

Noun

meunière f (plural meunières)

1. (zoology) a long-tailed tit species

   Synonym: mesange

2. a miller’s wife

Further reading

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