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vichyssoise

vichyssoise

3 9.9
A cold, creamy soup made from potatoes and leeks
  • noun
  • /ˌvɪʃɪˈswɑːz/
translation icon : vichyssoise
  • As Hortense put the bell back onto the table and Clara came out of her sudden, silent memory, the houseboy appeared with bowls of vichyssoise.
  • a bowl of vichyssoise
  • eat the vichyssoise
  • served vichyssoise

Examples

  • I'm gonna have some leftover vichyssoise and I am gonna pour myself a Scotch.

    Jumping the Broom (2011)

  • Eat up your vichyssoise.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I'd say it's safe to serve the vichyssoise.

    The Parent Trap (1998)

  • Well, Mr. H, this is a vichyssoise courtesy of Chef Billy.

    Movie 43 (2013)

  • If you have the perfect recipe for vichyssoise, you don't monkey with it.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Should we start with a little vichyssoise or a melon with prosciutto?

    Cass Timberlane (1947)

  • It's vichyssoise, sir.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • We are going to a cozy bistro that serves the best bowl of vichyssoise you have ever had.

  • Beef Wellington, asparagus, a nice vichyssoise to start with.

  • Should we start with a little vichyssoise or a melon with prosciutto?

Synonyms

soup
vsvichyssoise
63 1.0

A thick mixture of things that looks like liquid

refers to one specific creamy pureed dish with set vegetable ingredients
potage
vsvichyssoise
1 9.0

A thick creamy soup made from vegetables or meat

focuses on a single recipe made from potatoes leeks and onions

How Hot

stew
110 1.0
vichyssoise
3 9.9
gazpacho
8 6.4

Surface Forms

vichyssoise singular
vichyssoises plural

Etymology

The word vichyssoise comes from the French town Vichy and the ending -oise, which means 'from' or 'in the style of'. So vichyssoise means a Vichy-style soup, which fits because it is a chilled, creamy potato and leek soup.