sole meunière
French, noun/sɔl mœ.njɛʁ/
sole meunière is spelled S-O-L-E-M-E-U-N-I-È-R-E (12 letters). Sole meunière is a French feminine noun meaning “French fish dish consisting of sole, preferably whole (gray skin removed) or filet, that is dredged in flour, pan fried in butter and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plat à base de sole et de farine”.
What does sole meunière mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineFrench fish dish consisting of sole, preferably whole (gray skin removed) or filet, that is dredged in flour, pan fried in butter and served with the resulting brown butter sauce, parsley and lemon.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plat à base de sole et de farine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sole meunière
- soles meunières plural
- sole à la meunière alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sole meunière?
- /sɔl mœ.njɛʁ/
- \sɔl mø.njɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.