parmentier

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French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French parementier, from parement +‎ -ier, from parer+-ment, from Latin parare, from paro.

Noun

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parmentier m (plural parmentiers)

  1. tailor
    Synonyms: tailleur m, tailleuse f

Etymology 2

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From hachis parmentier (shepherd's pie) or purée parmentier, from Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, from Parmentier, from parmentier, from Middle French parementier.

Noun

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parmentier m (plural parmentiers)

  1. (Europe) mashed potato (?) : Ellipsis of hachis parmentier.
  2. (Europe) shepherd's pie (?) : Ellipsis of purée parmentier.
  3. (Canada) the version of shepherd's pie from France; Ellipsis of hachis parmentier.
    Coordinate term: pâté chinois (the version of shepherd’s pie from Quebec)
Synonyms
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mashed potatoes
shepherd's pie

Further reading

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