Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Consommé or broth garnished with long thin strips of vegetables.
- adj. Cut into long thin strips: julienne potatoes; julienned pork.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A clear soup containing various herbs or vegetables cut in very small pieces.
Wiktionary
- n. cooking a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
- v. transitive To prepare by cutting in this way.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- v. cut into long thin strips
- n. a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)
- n. a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables
Etymologies
- From French julienne (Wiktionary)
- French, probably from the name Julienne. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The term julienne means to cut into thin sticks, like matchsticks.”
“When you remove the zest with a vegetable peeler and cut it into thin slivers, this is called julienne of zest.”
“I actually had to look up "julienne" in a dictionary before I understood it - then I found it amusing, clever and educational!”
“I kind of julienne it up a little bit and then throw it in with some carrots like that, usually with just a really simple lime vinaigrette on there.”
“There's always brisket bulgogi ($14) and vegetarian japchae (glassy, sweet potato-starch noodles with julienne vegetables, $12), plus a protein of the day.”
“Need tips on filleting a fish, slicing roasts or learning what “julienne” or “chiffonade” mean?”
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“Pile the spinach leave on top of each other and julienne them into thin strips.”
“It was a good blend of ingredients, mind you - and I got to use my new julienne peeler!”
“Although Butler can julienne with aplomb, he doesn't want to be a chef.”
“How did these oranges make their way to my little pinpoint on this big world map as I carefully julienne my peels.”
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