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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChiffonade
/ˌʃɪf.əˈnɑːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A culinary technique in which leafy green vegetables or herbs are cut into long, thin strips or ribbons.
"Garnish the creamy tomato soup with a delicate chiffonade of fresh basil leaves right before serving."
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To slice or cut leafy vegetables or herbs into thin ribbons.
"Stack the spinach leaves tightly, roll them up into a cylinder, and chiffonade them finely for the salad."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the late 19th century directly from French, where it is a derivative of 'chiffon' meaning rag or scrap. Originally used in French to describe a frayed ribbon or trimming resembling rags, it evolved in culinary terminology to describe leafy greens and herbs cut into thin, decorative ribbon-like strips resembling shreds of fabric.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chiffonade" is said worldwide
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chiffonade
Transliteration: shi-fo-nad
"Ajoutez une chiffonade de basilic sur le plat."
Chiffonade
Transliteration: ʃɪfɔˈnaːdə
"Schneiden Sie den Salat in feine Streifen oder Chiffonade."
chiffonade
Transliteration: ʃiffoˈnade
"Guarnite con una chiffonade di lattuga."
chifonada
Transliteration: tʃifoˈnaða
"Corte las hojas de espinaca en fina chifonada."
chiffonade
Transliteration: ʃifonaˈdʒi
"Faça uma chiffonade de couve para acompanhar o prato."
बारीक कतरन
Transliteration: barik katran
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सलाद पर ताजी तुलसी की बारीक कतरन डालें।"
细条切法
Transliteration: xì tiáo qiē fǎ
Script: 中文汉字
"把罗勒叶切成细条状来做装饰。"
쉬포나드
Transliteration: swiponadeu
Script: 한국어 한글
"바질 잎을 가늘게 썰어 쉬포나드로 만드세요."
シフォナード
Transliteration: shifonādo
Script: 日本語
"バジルの葉をシフォナードにしてスープに添えます。"
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