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mange-tout|mɑ̃ʒtu|
[Fr., lit. ‘eat-all’.]
In full, mange-tout pea. A variety of pea producing pods which are eaten with the seeds they contain; = sugar-pea (sugar n. 5 c).
1928Daily Express 18 July 5/2 It [sc. a variety of pea] is largely grown in France, where it goes by the name of ‘mange-tout’..and is eaten, shell and all. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 591/1 The seeds [sc. peas] are contained in a green pod, which is not usually eaten (except in the case of the sugar or mangetout variety). 1966Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 27 Nov. 50/3 A bowl of mangetout peas. 1970Harrod's Summer Food News 5/1 Whether you need..a pound of potatoes, or..mange tout peas, the quality is of the best at Harrods. 1972Country Life 4 May 1121/3 From the French we are learning to enjoy the Mangetout or sugar pea. 1974Observer (Colour Suppl.) 15 Sept. 12/3 Asked with impious briskness precisely when to sow mange-touts, divide artichokes or prune plums. |