Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en-papillote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
en--pa-pil-lote
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
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Meaning

noun

A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Borrowed from French en papillote (literally “in paper”), see papillote.

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What does en-papillote mean?
A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.
Where does en-papillote come from?
It is traced to French.

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