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Where does the word "mangetout" come from? It comes from French manger + tout, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
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Where does the word "mangetout" come from? It comes from French manger + tout, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
Mangetout’s story begins in French: manger + tout meant “eat all.” 'eat all': one eats the pod as well as the peas. It reached English by 1800s as mangetout. Borrowed from French gardening and cookery; Americans say 'snow pea'. Today, mangetout means a pea eaten whole, pod and all.
- Stage 1 · French · 1800s manger + tout "eat all", 'eat all': one eats the pod as well as the peas.
- Stage 2 · English · 1800s mangetout "edible-podded pea", borrowed from French gardening and cookery; Americans say 'snow pea'.