pot-au-feu

noun

ˌpät-ō-ˈfər How to pronounce pot-au-feu (audio)
-ˈfə,
pȯ-tō-ˈfœ
plural pot-au-feu
: a French boiled dinner of meat and vegetables

Examples of pot-au-feu in a Sentence

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Café Paulette, another local favorite, has an eclectic menu: Housemade hummus (€11) and baked farmhouse Mont d’Or cheese (€29) sit alongside a Black Angus ramen in the style of a traditional pot-au-feu (€26). Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024 In return, Dodin dares to propose a simple pot-au-feu. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, pot on the fire

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pot-au-feu was in 1791

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“Pot-au-feu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot-au-feu. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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