单词 | pomme de terre |
释义 | pomme de terren. 1. Cookery. A potato. Frequently in the names of dishes containing, or consisting chiefly of, potatoes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato potato root1583 pratie1749 Murphy1750 tater1759 pomme de terre1776 Irish apricot1785 tatie1788 tattiec1800 spud1845 aloo1916 1776 T. Anburey Let. 24 Oct. in Trav. Amer. (1789) I. 43 I asked for some potatoes, by the usual school term of pommes de terre, and by which I understand they are called in France; yet,..I could not make them comprehend what it was I wanted. 1797 R. Polwhele Old Eng. Gentleman 25 With not an ounce of bacon, some aver, But never spar'd, it seems, the pomme de terre. 1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. xi. 120 I dined on bif au naturel and pomme de terre a la maitre d' hotel, a dish which bore a striking resemblance to beef and potatoes. 1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 359 Lyonnese Potatoes (Pommes-de-terre à la Lyonnaise).—These are cooked potatoes combined with cooked onions. 1963 R. Carrier Great Dishes of World 211/2 Pommes de terre Anna sets overlapping layers of sliced raw potatoes in a small buttered baking dish or round mould, each layer dotted with butter and the whole then baked. 1977 Zigzag Mar. 8/1 We ate mashed pommes de terre. 2004 Phoenix New Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. It makes a smashing plate of Harp-battered Gadus morhua and thick frittered sticks of pommes de terre. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato potato root1583 potato1597 Irish potato1664 pratie1749 earth apple1750 Murphy1750 tater1759 tatie1788 tattiec1800 pomme de terrec1810 potato tuber1844 spud1845 nav1893 c1810 N. Biddle in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1986) 365 Ground apple; pomme de terre. 1823 E. James Acct. Exped. Rocky Mts. I. 200 The squaws..are often necessitated to dig the pomme de terre..and to scratch the groundpea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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