vichyssoise
pronunciation
How to pronounce vichyssoise in British English:
UK [ˌvi:ʃi:ˈswɑ:z]
How to pronounce vichyssoise in American English:
US [ˌvɪʃiˈswɑz, ˌviʃi-]
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- Noun:
- a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold
Word Origin
- vichyssoise (n.)
- 1939, French, in full crême vichyssoise glacée, literally "iced cream (soup) of Vichy" (see Vichy).
Example
- 1. Vichyssoise is made with potatoes and leeks and cream .
- 2. I will dip my ladle in your vichyssoise !
- 3. So the etymology of vichyssoise will come first .
- 4. Vichyssoise once seemed the height of sophistication , something served only in french restaurants , and serious ones at that .