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Terms in French 5621-5630 of 10943

delice

/deh-LEES/
[French]

"Delight." A menu description, usually applied to a dessert or ice cream. It once indicated the presence of a type of light pastry, but no longer.

delice aux amandes

[French]

Chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce and almonds.

Delice de Saint-Cyr

[French]

A small disc of soft, mild triple cream cow's milk cheese made in factories around Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin in the Île-de-France. It contains 75% (50%) fat and has a sweet, nutty aftertaste.

de maillot

[French]

A garnish of carrots, turnips, onions, peas and beans.

de maison

[French]

"Of the house." In the style of the restaurant.

demi

[French]

"Half." A glass of beer, just over half a pint (25 cl).

demi/demie

[French] plural demis/demies

Half. This describes various cheeses which are halved versions of other cheeses, such as demi-Camembert. Feminine is demie.

Demi-baguette Laonnaise

[French]

A small version of Baguette Laonnaise, a very strong, rectangular cheese produced in the Laon region.

demi-bouteille

/deh-mee boo-TIGH/
[French]

Half bottle, containing around 350-370 ml (12 fl oz).

Demi-Camembert

[French]

A half-sized Camembert cheese.