meunière

US/mənˈjɛɹ/US/mʊn-/US/-ˈjeɪ/

adjective

Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.

OriginFrench meunière →
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Meanings

adjectivemeunière (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecookingOf fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried.

Origin

  1. Frenchmeunière
  2. Englishmeunière

From French meunière (literally “miller's wife”).

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APA

meunière. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meuni%C3%A8re

MLA

“meunière.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meuni%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meunière,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meuni%C3%A8re.

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