mignonette

Oyster sauce variety

Mignonette is a plant with small, fragrant yellowish-green flowers, grown in gardens for its sweet scent.

The word also names a sauce of vinegar and shallots served with raw oysters: The oysters came with a sharp mignonette.

As an adjective, mignonette describes a grayish-green color resembling the plant's flowers.

sauce

vinegar

Acidic cooking liquid

accompaniment · acidic · tartness · seafood · French · red wine vinegar · cracked pepper · raw bar · briny · freshness

flower

fragrant

Emitting pleasant smell

greenhouse · seedlings · cultivar · bouquet · nosegay · fragrance · aroma · cut flowers · cottage garden · pollination

pepper

cracked

Having surface fractures

coarse · peppercorns · grinder · spice

lace

bobbin

Small cylindrical thread holder

netting · mesh · fine · intricate · needlework · textile · pattern · lacework · Brussels · bridal

Family

mignon, mignons

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G