mangetout
See also: mange-tout
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is edible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/, /mɑ̃ʒˈtuː/
Noun
mangetout (countable and uncountable, plural mangetouts)
- A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
Translations
vegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea
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French
Further reading
- “mangetout”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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