julienne

/ˌʒuːliˈɛn/ /dʒuːˈliːɛn/

Meanings

noun

A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

Examples :

"She added a colorful julienne of carrots and cucumbers to the salad to make it look more appealing. "

food vegetable

verb

To prepare by cutting in this way.

Examples :

"I julienned the carrots and celery to make them look nice in the salad. "

food vegetable utensil

Related Words

celery noun

/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/

A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

"My mom bought some celery from the farmer's market for dinner. "

cucumbers noun

/ˈkjuːkʌmbərz/ /ˈkjukʌmbərz/

A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.

"My mom uses cucumbers to make a refreshing summer salad. "

appealing verb

/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ /əˈpi.lɪŋ/

To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.

"The student appealed to the teacher to reconsider the failing grade, hoping to vindicate their hard work. "

julienned verb

/ˈʒuːliɛnd/ /ˈdʒuːliɛnd/

To prepare by cutting in this way.

"I julienned the carrots to make them fit nicely into the spring rolls. "

added verb

[ˈad.əd] [ˈæɾ.əd]

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

"She added sugar to her coffee to make it sweeter. "

strips noun

/stɹɪps/

The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease.

"She stood up on the table and did a strip."

colorful adjective

/ˈkʌləfəl/ /ˈkʌlɚfəl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The parrot's feathers were colorful, with shades of green, blue, and yellow. "

cutting verb

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/

(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.

"The carpenter carefully cutting the wood with a sharp knife. "

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Any plant.

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

prepare noun

/pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

Preparation

"The preparation for the upcoming science test was thorough. "

garnish noun

/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃ/

A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.

"My grandmother's wedding china included a beautiful garnish of pewter dishes. "

carrots noun

/ˈkærəts/ /ˈkerəts/

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.

"My sister likes to eat carrots for a healthy snack after school. "