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papet

papet (Swiss leek-and-potato dish)

noun pah-PEH Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: From Vaudois dialect, related to 'papa' (mash, soft food)

Usage Note

Papet (in full papet vaudois) is a traditional dish from the canton of Vaud in Switzerland: a creamy leek-and-potato stew served with saucisse aux choux (cabbage sausage). Outside Swiss French it is rarely encountered. The word itself has no standard plural in common use.

Examples

"Le papet vaudois est un plat typique de Suisse romande."

Natural Translation

Papet vaudois is a typical dish from French-speaking Switzerland.

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