brandade

noun

bran·​dade

bräⁿdȧd

plural -s

: a seasoned puree of fish and especially of salt cod

Word History

Etymology

French, from Provençal brandado, literally, act of stirring, from branda to stir, agitate, from Old Provençal brandar, from bran sword, of Germanic origin

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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