en-vessie

noun

A method of cooking, where the food is contained within a bladder (usually the urinary bladder of a pig) and cooked in simmering or boiling water

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Meanings

nounen-vessie (uncountable)

alternative en vessie

  1. uncountablefoodA method of cooking, where the food is contained within a bladder (usually the urinary bladder of a pig) and cooked in simmering or boiling water

Origin

  1. Frenchen“in”
  2. Englishen-vessie

From French en (“in”) + vessie (“bladder”) (urinary bladder).

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en-vessie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en-vessie

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“en-vessie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en-vessie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “en-vessie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en-vessie.

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