noun
julienne
joo-lee-EHN
noun
1
Vegetables (or sometimes other food) cut into long, thin, matchstick-like strips.
"The chef topped the soup with a julienne of carrots and leeks."
verb
1
To cut food into long, thin strips.
"Julienne the peppers before adding them to the stir-fry."
How to Use Julienne
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cooking term for cutting vegetables into thin matchstick strips, or the strips themselves.
Common pairings
julienne carrots
a julienne of vegetables
Word Forms
julienned past tense, juliennes plural, juliennes singular
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Etymology
From French julienne, likely named after an otherwise unknown chef called Jules or Julien who first served vegetables cut this way in a soup.