Meanings
nounmangetout (countable and uncountable, plural mangetouts)
plural mangetouts · alternative mange-tout
- countableuncountableA vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Frenchmangetout
- Englishmangetout
Borrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is edible.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sokeriherne
- sokerihernevegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
French mange-tout
- mange-toutvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
German Zuckererbse, Kaiserschote
- Zuckererbsevegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
- Kaiserschotevegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
- Zuckerschotevegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
- Mange-toutvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Greek αρακάς
- αρακάς (arakás)vegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Icelandic sykurbaun, snjóbaun
- sykurbaunvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
- snjóbaunvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
- sykurertavegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Polish groch cukrowy
- groch cukrowyvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Swedish sockerärt
- sockerärtvegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Turkish şeker bezelye
- şeker bezelyevegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
Cite this entry
APA
mangetout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangetout
MLA
“mangetout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangetout. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mangetout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangetout.
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