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Mirepoix in a sentence

Mirepoix meaning

  1. A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
  2. A mixture.

Using Mirepoix

  • The main meaning on this page is: A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking. | A mixture.

Context around Mirepoix

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

aromatics 1× although 1×

Sentence patterns with Mirepoix

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a mirepoix of vegetables 1× chicken with mirepoix aromatics and 1× garni and mirepoix although any 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

olson s rendition 1× poaching liquid main 1× recipes vary but 1×

Common sentence endings:

and herby dumplings 1× potatoes and rutabaga 1× used in poaching 1×

Words around Mirepoix

Just before it in the word index:

mirena 2 miren 2 mirella 5 mireles 4 mireku 5 mirek 2

Just after it in the word index:

mires 7 mireya 8 mirfield 10 mirga 2 mirhady 3 mirheli 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Mirepoix

  • In this selection, "mirepoix" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, aromatics and although stand out and add context to how "mirepoix" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a mirepoix of vegetables and chicken with mirepoix aromatics and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mirepoix" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mirepoix

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Olson's rendition features smoked chicken with mirepoix, aromatics, and herby dumplings. (12 words)

Poaching liquid main The poaching liquid traditionally uses a court bouillon which consists of an acid (wine, lemon juice) and aromatics ( bouquet garni and mirepoix ), although any flavorful liquid can be used in poaching. (34 words)

Recipes vary but common ingredients usually involve chicken or other meats--beef, pork, or ox tail are most often used--as well as a mirepoix of vegetables, commonly onion, celery, carrots, cabbage, peas, potatoes, and rutabaga. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Recipes vary but common ingredients usually involve chicken or other meats--beef, pork, or ox tail are most often used--as well as a mirepoix of vegetables, commonly onion, celery, carrots, cabbage, peas, potatoes, and rutabaga. (36 words)

Poaching liquid main The poaching liquid traditionally uses a court bouillon which consists of an acid (wine, lemon juice) and aromatics ( bouquet garni and mirepoix ), although any flavorful liquid can be used in poaching. (34 words)

Olson's rendition features smoked chicken with mirepoix, aromatics, and herby dumplings. (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

Olson's rendition features smoked chicken with mirepoix, aromatics, and herby dumplings.

Poaching liquid main The poaching liquid traditionally uses a court bouillon which consists of an acid (wine, lemon juice) and aromatics ( bouquet garni and mirepoix ), although any flavorful liquid can be used in poaching.

Recipes vary but common ingredients usually involve chicken or other meats--beef, pork, or ox tail are most often used--as well as a mirepoix of vegetables, commonly onion, celery, carrots, cabbage, peas, potatoes, and rutabaga.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mirepoix" in a sentence?
An example: "Olson's rendition features smoked chicken with mirepoix, aromatics, and herby dumplings." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "mirepoix" from authentic English texts.
What does "mirepoix" mean?
Mirepoix means: A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
How many example sentences with "mirepoix" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "mirepoix", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.