name
Meaning 1
A city in Ariège department, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
mirepoix
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/mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/
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/mɪəɹəˈpwɑː/
noun
Meaning 2
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soffritto
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From French Mirepoix.
Borrowed from French mirepoix, named after Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Mirepoix — a city in Ariège, France
- Occitan: Mirapeis — a city in Ariège, France
- Occitan: Mirapeish — a city in Ariège, France
- French: mirepoix — combination of vegetables and herbs
- German: Mirepoix — combination of vegetables and herbs
- Italian: soffritto — combination of vegetables and herbs
- Polish: włoszczyzna — combination of vegetables and herbs
- Spanish: bresa — combination of vegetables and herbs