| Almond:
amande |
Melted:
fondu |
| Anchovy:
anchois |
Mild: doux |
| Apple:
pomme |
Milk: lait
(pronounced ‘lay’) |
| Apricot:
abricot |
Mince (to):
à émincer : sliced thinly (meat or onions) shredded
(vegetables) |
| Aroma (flavour):
arôme (arôme = aroma; goût = taste; parfum
= flavour of ice cream) |
Minced
beef: steak haché |
Asparagus:
asperge
|
Mint: menthe |
| Avocado:
avocat |
Mushroom:
champignon |
| Bake in
the oven: cuire au four |
Mussel:
moule |
| Baker:
boulanger |
Mustard:
moutarde |
| Bakery:
boulangerie |
Mutton:
mouton |
| Banana:
banane |
Noodle:
nouille |
| Basket:
panier - usually a wicker basket |
Nutmeg:
muscade - Nutmeg is "noix de muscade", often just
called "muscade" |
| Bean: haricot
(drop the H) |
Octopus:
poulpe |
| Beef: boeuf |
Oil: huile
(pronounced ‘wheel’) |
| Beef stew:
daube |
Old, aged
(as in meat): vieux |
| Beer: bière |
Olive oil:
huile d'olive (pronounced ‘wheel-dolleev’) |
| Beetroot:
betterave |
Omelette:
omelette (a French word) |
| Beverage,
drink: boisson |
Onion:
oignon |
| Bitter:
acerbe (bitter; tart) to the taste |
Orange:
orange |
| Blackcurrant:
cassis |
Oregano:
origan |
| Boiled:
bouilli |
Oven: four |
| Bottle:
bouteille |
Parmesan:
parmesan |
| Bread:
pain (pronounced ‘pang’) |
Parsley:
persil |
| Bread crumbs:
chapelure |
Pasta:
paté |
| Bread stick:
baguette - traditional every day bread in France and also the
name for anything long and skinny, including drum sticks, strips
of wood, etc |
Peach:
pêche (pronounced ‘pesh’) |
| Broccoli:
brocoli |
Peanut:
cacahouète (pronounced ‘kakko-wet’) |
Burned,
singed: brûlé
|
Pear: poire
(pronounced ‘pwar’) |
| Butcher
shop: boucherie |
Peas: petit pois (pronounced ‘petty pwar’) |
| Butter:
beurre |
Peel (to):
à éplucher or à peler |
Cabbage:
chou (pronounced ‘shoe’)
|
Pepper:
poivre (pronounced ‘pwarvre’) |
| Cake: gâteau |
Pepper
grinder: moulin à poivre |
| Capsicum:
poivron vert (green), poivron rouge (red) |
Pickled:
saumuré |
| Carrot:
carotte |
Pie (open):
tarte |
| Cashew:
cajou (noix d'acajou) |
Pie (covered):
tourte |
| Cauliflower:
chou-fleur |
Pine nut:
pignon |
| Celery:
céleri |
Pineapple:
ananas |
| Cheese:
fromage |
Pistachio:
pistache |
| Cheese,
grated: fromage rapé |
Plate:
assiette |
| Cherry:
cerise |
Plum: prune
|
| Chicken:
poulet |
Potato:
pomme de terre (literally apple of the earth) |
| Chili pepper:
poivron pimenté |
Powder:
en poudre |
| Chilled:
rafraîchi (or cooled) |
Prawn:
crevette |
| Chips (as
in French fires): frites |
Prune:
pruneau |
Chunks:
en dés
|
Pumpkin:
citrouille or potiron |
| Citrus
fruit: agrumes |
Quarter:
quart (pronounced ‘kart’ and often referring to
a small carafe of wine – quart de vin) |
| Coconut:
noix de coco |
Quiche:
another one of those French words we borrowed |
| Coconut
milk: lait de noix de coco |
Raisin:
raisin sec – raisin is the French word for grape so our
raisin = dried grape (raisin sec) |
| Codfish
(fresh): cabillaud |
Raw vegetables:
crudités (grated or chopped raw vegetables usually carrots
and beetroot) |
| Cold cuts:
charcuterie |
Recipe:
recette |
| Cooked
(extra rare): bleu |
Ribsteak:
entrecôte (steak) |
| Cooked
(rare): saignant (bloody) |
Rice: riz
(pronounced ‘ree’) |
| Cooked
(medium): à point |
Rind (fruit)
ecorce (also means bark – as in tree) |
| Cooked
(well done): bien cuit |
Roast:
rôti : meat roast; "rôti de porc": pork
roast - to roast: à rôtir |
| Cork: bouchon |
Roll (bread):
petit pain (petty pang) |
| Corn (sweet):
maïs |
Rosemary:
romarin |
| Crayfish:
écrevisse |
Salt: sel |
| Cream:
crème |
Salt, pepper:
sel, poivre |
| Cream,
full-fat: crème fraîche (used in sauces) |
Salted:
salé |
| Cream,
thick: crème èpaisse |
Sandwich
bread (white, sliced bread): pain de mie |
| Cream,
light: crème fleurette |
Sauerkraut:
choucroute |
| Cucumber:
concombre |
Sea-bream
(fish): dorade |
Doughnut:
beignet
|
Sea bass
(fish): loup |
| Drumstick
(poultry): pilon |
Shark: requin (pronounced ‘rock-ann’) |
Egg: oeuf
(pronounced ‘erf’)
|
Sirloin
steak: faux-filet |
| Egg white:
blanc d'oeuf |
Soup: soupe
|
| Egg yolk:
jaune d'oeuf |
Sour: aigre
|
| Egg, boiled:
oeuf à la coque |
Sour cream:
crème aigre |
| Egg, fried:
oeuf dur le plat |
Spaghetti
spaghetti |
| Egg, hard-boiled:
oeuf dur |
Spicy:
relevé (seasoned) |
| Egg, poached:
oeuf poché (pronounced ‘poshay’) |
Spinach
épinard |
| Eggplant:
aubergine |
spoonful
cuillerée |
| Eggs, scrambled:
oeufs brouillés |
spread,
to: à étaler : (spread out evenly) |
| Fig: figue |
spring
onion ciboule : (scallion; welsh onion) |
| Filet mignon:
filet mignon - small choice end of tenderloin of beef (or of
veal or pork) |
Squash:
courge |
| Fish: poisson
(pronounced ‘pwah-sonn’) |
Squid:
calmar |
| Flavor:
saveur : (arôme = aroma; goût = taste; parfum =
flavor of ice cream |
Steak:
steak |
| Flour:
farine |
Steam:
vapeur |
| Food: alimentation
(food, groceries, nourishment, nutrition) |
Stew: ragoût
|
| Food: nourriture |
Strawberry:
fraise |
| French
toast: pain perdu |
Sugar:
sucre |
Garlic:
ail
|
Sulphur:
soufre |
| Gingerbread:
pain d'épice |
Sweet-and-sour:
aigre-doux (also used for bitter-sweet) |
| Goose:
oie |
Sweetbread:
ris de veau (calf) or ris d'agneau (lamb) – a real delicacy |
| Grape:
raisin |
Tail: queue |
| Grapefruit:
pamplemousse |
Taste:
goût (arôme = aroma; goût = taste; parfum
= flavor of ice cream; to taste à goûter |
| Grated
(or shredded): râpé |
Tea: thé
(eg Salon de Thé means tea rooms) |
| Green beans:
haricot vert |
Tomato:
tomate |
| Ham: jambon |
Truffle:
truffe (pronounced ‘troof’) |
| Honey:
miel |
Tuna: thon
(pronounced ‘tonn’) |
| Hot: épicé |
turkey:
dinde (pronounced ‘dand’) |
| Jam: confiture |
Veal: veau |
Ladle:
louche
|
Vegetable:
légume |
| Lamb: agneau |
Vinegar:
vinaigre |
| Lamb leg:
gigot |
Virgin:
vierge : virgin olive oil (huile d'olive vierge) |
| Lemon:
citron |
Walnut,
nut noix |
| Lettuce:
laitue |
Warmed
(re-heated): réchauffé |
| Lettuce:
salade |
Water:
eau |
| Licorice:
réglisse |
Watermelon:
pastèque |
| Liver:
foie (foie gras is literally ‘fat liver’) |
Wheat:
blé |
| Lobster:
langouste |
Whipped
cream: crème chantilly |
Mango:
mangue
|
White:
blanc |
| Meat: viand |
Wine: vin |
| Meal: repas
(pronounced ‘repah’) |
Yogurt:
yaourt |
| Meat chunks:
viande en dés |
Zucchini:
courgette |
| Melt: à
fondre |
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