cuisseau
French edit
Etymology edit
From cuisse + -eau (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cuisseau m (plural cuisseaux)
- thigh and buttock (meat) of veal
- Je voyais ce soir, chez Peters, le « découpoir » du maître d'hôtel faire deux cents tranches d'un cuisseau de veau. (Goncourt, Journal, 1871)
Usage notes edit
This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.
Synonyms edit
- jambon (meat of the thigh in most domestic animals)
References edit
- “cuisseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “cuisseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.