Food

Question 1

entrée /ahn-trey/

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“Lets start our meal with the vegetable soup, followed by a rich entrée made of rice and gravy. We can wind up with ice cream and fruit salad for desert.”

Answer 1

(n.)

(USA) the main course or main dish of a meal
(Europe, Australia) a smaller dish served before the main course of a meal
The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance

Word Origin
[French] to enter

Foodie words of French origin

Question 2

café /ka-fey/, /kuh-fey/

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I used to hang out in my college cafe a lot, under the pretense of studying, but would end up just drinking choco lattes and chilling out most of the time. However, 6 months later I had gained 15 pounds, so I then began hanging out at my college gym. :)

Answer 2

(n.)

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises
A small restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk
It can also refer to a small informal public discussion. These are usually live events, and often focus on starting an open conversation on a particular topic. Examples include science cafes in the US

Word Origin
Although the predominant English spelling is the same as the French one, “cafe”is a translingual word across Europe. Its equivalents are Italian (caffè); Portuguese and Spanish (café); Frenc h (café); German (Kaffee); Polish (kawa); Ukrainian (‘kava’), ultimately from Arabic (qahwa), which means “strength”.

Question 3

éclair /ey-klair/, /ih-klair/, /ey-klair/
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“Yummm…”, Sarah exclaimed, as she bit into her third eclair. Custard cream filled from the inside, chocolate drizzled on outside, the golden colored pastry was a huge hit at the party and found its way into everyone’s tummies- including the crumbs!

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And…. check out Google’s giant eclair by clicking here.

Answer 3

(n.)
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing

Question 4

cuisine /kwi-zeen/
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French cuisine is considered to be one of the world’s most refined and elegant styles of cooking. (Example sentence, from Wikipedia)

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Danny: "Which restaurant shall we go to?"
 Tina:"Well, any **cuisine** except Chinese and Vietnamese is fine with me!"

Answer 4

(n.)
a characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin

Word Origin

[French] cuisine (“‘cooking, culinary art, kitchen’”), from [Late Latin] coquina, in tur n from [Latin] coquere (“‘to cook’”)

Question 6

bouillabaisse /bool-yuh-beys/, /bool-yuh-beys/

Answer 6

(n.)

A type of fish soup or stew, originating from Provence in France

Word Origin
[French] bouillir + à + baisse (literally, to boil at low [temperature])