Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiffonade

/ʃɪfəˈnɑːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: chif-fon-ade
IPA: /ʃɪfəˈnɑːd/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.

verb

To prepare a chiffonade.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiffonade.

Inflected Forms

chiffonades (plural) chiffonades (present, singular) chiffonading (participle, present) chiffonaded (participle, past) chiffonaded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce chiffonade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪfəˈnɑːd/.
What does chiffonade mean?: A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
Where does chiffonade come from?: Borrowed from French chiffonade.

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