mignardise

English

Etymology

From French mignardise.

mignardises

Noun

mignardise (plural mignardises)

1. A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal.

Anagrams

• maderising, misreading, sidearming

French

Etymology

From mignard +‎ -ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɲaʁ.diz/

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Noun

mignardise f (plural mignardises)

1. A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal, usually with coffee
2. (literary) pretense
3. preciousness, affectation

Further reading

• “mignardise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012