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primeur

9.9

A fresh fruit or vegetable picked and sold early in the season

noun

: primeur

She paid extra for the primeur strawberries, which arrived weeks before the main harvest.

Examples

Chefs often seek out primeur produce to create seasonal dishes in early spring.
The market was filled with primeur vegetables, freshly picked and bursting with flavor.
I bought some fresh primeur vegetables from the market.
These primeurs are the first strawberries of the season.
The market was filled with primeur vegetables, freshly picked and bursting with flavor.
She paid extra for the primeur strawberries, which arrived weeks before the main harvest.
Chefs often seek out primeur produce to create seasonal dishes in early spring.

How Early

primeur

9.9

summer harvest

1 2.3

late-ripening

Specialized

5.6

Surface Forms

primeur singular

primeurs plural

Etymology

Primeur comes from the Latin word primus, which means 'first' and is like the English word prime. So a primeur fruit or vegetable is one of the 'first' of the season, picked and sold early.