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mirepoix.

A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː//mɪəɹəˈpwɑː/
  1. A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A mixture.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French mirepoix, named after Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757).

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