Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mignonette sauce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
mignonet-te sauce
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condiment usually made with minced shallots, cracked pepper, and vinegar, and traditionally served with raw oysters.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French mignonnette (“cracked pepper”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mignonette sauces (plural)

Synonyms

mignonette

Questions

What does mignonette sauce mean?
A condiment usually made with minced shallots, cracked pepper, and vinegar, and traditionally served with raw oysters.
Where does mignonette sauce come from?
It is traced to French.

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