vichyssoise

noun

vi·​chys·​soise ˌvi-shē-ˈswäz 

ˌvē-

: a soup typically made of pureed leeks or onions and potatoes, cream, and chicken stock and usually served cold

Examples of vichyssoise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The chef's tasting menu features elegant dishes from lobster vichyssoise to American Kobe sirloin and the daily catch. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026

Try making vichyssoise, a simple, smooth soup combining leeks and potatoes. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026

The sample menu starts at 250 pounds a person with a taste of an oyster vichyssoise that uses imperial gold caviar, buttermilk and dill; scallops from the Isle of Skye with pumpkin, nori, and pine créme, and a Cornish turbot made with morteau sausage, thyme, black garlic and yellow wine. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025

For starters, order a garden pea vichyssoise (soup), endive and asparagus salad or oeufs en meurette (a French poached egg dish). —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of vichyssois of Vichy, from Vichy, France

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vichyssoise

• chickasaws
• chippewas
• diapause
• menelaus
• menopause
• tropopause
• ahs
• baas
• cause
• clause
• claws
• coz

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