vichyssoise

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The soup: vichyssoise (` cream of Vichy, 'France).

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  1. noun A thick creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions, usually served cold.

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  • The soup: vichyssoise (` cream of Vichy, 'France). —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4
  • This is easier with cold soup, vichyssoise, or when the chefs make a really fresh gazpacho. —  Fight Club
  • As if reading his thoughts, she declared no business till after lunch, which happened to be smoked salmon with white wine, homemade vichyssoise soup, and then the lightest of Kiev cutlets with sauteed potatoes and a choice of wines. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
  • During the elaborate dinner - p't-, vichyssoise, and stuffed leg of lamb - at least two dozen people made their way to the Duncan-Fairchild table, ostensibly to pay homage to Sarah. —  Give Us Forever
  • \pard\cbpat2\li14\sb187\sl-206\slmult0\qj\cf1\expndtw1 gazpacho and the vichyssoise, then put two portions of the ratatouille in the microwave. —  Never Come Down
 

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  1. French, from feminine of vichyssois, of Vichy.
 

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