mange tout

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Definition of mange tout in English English dictionary

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mangetout

a vegetable pea eaten when immature

mangetout

Mangetout are a type of pea whose pods are eaten as well as the peas inside them. a long flat green vegetable whose outer part is eaten as well as the seeds American Equivalent: snowpea

Turkish pronunciation

meync taut

Pronunciation

/ˈmānʤ ˈtout/ /ˈmeɪnʤ ˈtaʊt/

Etymology

[ 'mAnj ] (noun.) 1540. alteration of Middle English manjewe, from Middle French mangene itching, from mangier to eat.