poivrade

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UK/pwavɹɑːd/

noun

A type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.

Similar
pepper sauce
OriginFrench poivrade →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounpoivrade (countable and uncountable, plural poivrades)

plural poivrades

  1. countableuncountableA type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.First known use 17th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfor venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper

Similar
pepper sauce
Broader
sauce
Also see
pepper sauce

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpoivrade
  2. Englishpoivrade

From French poivrade.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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