paysanne

adjective

pay·​sanne

(ˈ)pā¦zan

: prepared (as with diced root vegetables) in country or simple style

paysanne sauce

potatoes paysanne

Word History

Etymology

French, from paysanne, noun, feminine of paysan rustic, peasant, from Middle French paisant

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