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julienne

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/
  • /ˌʒuːliˈɛn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To prepare by cutting in this way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soup

4

noun

Meaning 4

a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: julienne vegetable

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetable, veggie, veg

5

verb

Meaning 5

cut into long thin strips

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • julienne the potatoes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut

History

Etymology

From French julienne (1722), from given name Jules or Julien, presumably from an otherwise unknown chef of that name. Originally used in potage julienne (“Julienne potage, soup in the manner of Jules/Julien”), meaning “soup made from thin slices”; this sense is now known as chiffonade.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жулиен (žulien) — garnish of vegetables
  • Catalan: juliana — garnish of vegetables
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蔬菜絲 /蔬菜丝 (shūcàisī) — garnish of vegetables
  • Finnish: suikaloidut vihannekset — garnish of vegetables
  • French: julienne — garnish of vegetables
  • German: Julienne — garnish of vegetables
  • Japanese: 繊切り (sengiri) — garnish of vegetables
  • Japanese: 千切り (sengiri) — garnish of vegetables
  • Portuguese: juliana — garnish of vegetables
  • Russian: соло́мка (solómka) — garnish of vegetables
  • Russian: жюлье́н (žulʹjén) — garnish of vegetables
  • Russian: жулье́н (žulʹjén) — garnish of vegetables
  • Spanish: juliana — garnish of vegetables
  • Spanish: al hilo — garnish of vegetables
  • Turkish: jülyen — garnish of vegetables
  • Catalan: tallar a la juliana — prepare by cutting in this way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 切絲 /切丝 (qiēsī) — prepare by cutting in this way
  • Finnish: suikaloida — prepare by cutting in this way
  • German: stifeln — prepare by cutting in this way
  • Russian: нареза́ть соло́мкой (narezátʹ solómkoj) — prepare by cutting in this way
  • Russian: ре́зать соло́мкой (rézatʹ solómkoj) — prepare by cutting in this way
  • Russian: наре́зать соло́мкой (narézatʹ solómkoj) — prepare by cutting in this way