mangetout

Meaning

A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.

Synonyms

Translations

Zuckererbsen

αρακάς

mange-tout

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/
Etymology

Borrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is edible.

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