ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mandolin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mandolin is a noun meaning A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

Meaning

A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

More Meanings

  1. To slice using a madolin; to julienne.
  2. (music) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

Example Sentences

One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include middle, mandoline, mandola, mando, mandolute, mandore.

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