tourtière
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: tourtiere
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”).[1][2]
Noun[edit]
tourtière (plural tourtières)
References[edit]
- ^ “Tourtière”, in Cook's Info, 12 March 2010, retrieved 11 September 2012
- ^ Casselman, William G (accessed 10 November 2012), “Tourtiere & Omelette: Foods Named After Their Cooking Utensils”, in Bill Casselman's Canadian Word of the Day
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
tourtière f (plural tourtières)
Synonyms[edit]
- (European French): tourtière du lac Saint-Jean
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- “tourtière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
