Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meunière

/mənˈjɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-u-niere
IPA
/mənˈjɛɹ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mənˈjɛɹ/

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Questions

How do you pronounce meunière?
The recorded pronunciation is /mənˈjɛɹ/.
What does meunière mean?
Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.
Where does meunière come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce meunière

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