mangetout
mangetout · mangetouts
Zuckererbse, Kaiserschote, Zuckerschote, Mange-tout
A vegetable pea eaten when immatureA vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
/ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
Zuckererbse, Kaiserschote, Zuckerschote
Translations
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By meaning 1
vegetable pea eaten when immature — see also snow pea:
Origin
Borrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is eBorrowed from French mangetout, from mange (“eat”) + tout (“all”), since even the pod is edible.
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Forms
plural: mangetoutsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable