: prepared or served with a generous amount of usually coarsely ground black pepper
steak au poivre

Examples of au poivre in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other classics, such as New York strip steak au poivre are also available. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024 To that end, the San Diego restaurant is serving up standby plates like chicken-liver mousse, steak au poivre, and roast chicken. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 June 2024 Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024 The rest had started to crowd with watercress salads, seafood towers, and steak au poivre. Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for au poivre 

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Word History

Etymology

French, with pepper

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of au poivre was in 1845

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Cite this Entry

“Au poivre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20poivre. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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