Etymology

sous-vide

Today it means: In the manner of heating in an airtight bag for an extended period of time at relatively low, but tightly controlled temperature. Full definition →

French sous-vide
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  1. French · borrowed fromsous-vide
  2. English todaysous-vide

Borrowed from French sous-vide (literally “under vacuum”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.