mirepoix

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mire·poix

M0326000 (mîr-pwä′)n. A seasoning composed of finely diced sautéed vegetables and herbs and sometimes diced ham, bacon, or salt pork.
[After Charles Pierre Gaston François de Lévis, Duc de Mirepoix (1699-1757), French diplomat.]

mirepoix

(mɪəˈpwɑː) n (Cookery) a mixture of sautéed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat or for various sauces[French, probably named in honour of C. P. G. F. de Lévis, Duke of Mirepoix, 18th-century French general]