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douax

[French]

A dialect name for a tellin or wedge shell. A type of small clam which can be eaten raw..

double

[French]

Double. Doubly strong or fortified. It also refers to a cut of meat including both hind legs, most often referring to lamb.

double-crème

/doo-bluh krehm/
[French]

"Double cream (US: heavy cream)." Cream cheese with a minimum of 60% fat content.

Doubs

[French]

Doubs is a department in Franche-Comté

douce

/doos/
[French]

Sweet. Can also mean soft or mild. Means fresh when applied to water and very sweet when applied to Champagne. Masculine is doux.

douceron

[French] plural doucerons

A dialect name in the north of France for a tellin or wedge shell. A type of small clam which can be eaten raw..

doucette

/doo-SEHT/
[French]

Lamb's lettuce (US: corn salad).

douceur

[French] plural douceurs

Dessert

douillon/douillen

[French] plural douillons/douillens

"Cosy." A whole pear wrapped in pastry and baked in the oven in Picardy or Normandy. If an apple is wrapped in pastry it is called a bourdelot.

douillons de pommes à la normande

[French]

Apples wrapped in pastry and baked.