mange-tout

A form of mangetout — A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.

Meanings

nounmange-tout (countable and uncountable, plural mange-touts)

plural mange-touts

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of mangetout.

Origin

  1. Frenchmange-tout
  2. Englishmange-tout

Borrowed from French mange-tout.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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