mesclun

English

Etymology

From French mesclun, from Occitan.

Noun

mesclun (countable and uncountable, plural mescluns)

  1. A mixture of small, young leaves as a salad

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan mesclum (“mixture”), from Early Medieval Latin misculāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛs.klœ̃/
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Noun

mesclun m (plural mescluns)

  1. mesclun (mixture of young salad leaves)
    • 2023 July 23, “A Lyon, retour à la terre au milieu du béton”, in La Provence‎[1], sourced from AFP, →ISSN:
      La démarche favorise la mixité. Marie-Annick Monghal, 80 ans, a marché deux kilomètres pour récupérer son panier hebdomadaire: courgettes, fraises, ciboulette, mesclun, micropousses, pommes de terre: des "produits frais, bio, issus du circuit court".
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