julienne

adjective

1. (of food, especially vegetables) cut into thin strips or small, matchlike pieces.

noun

2. a clear soup garnished, before serving, with julienne vegetables.

verb (used with object), ju·li·enned, ju·li·en·ning.

3. to cut (something, especially a vegetable) into thin strips or small, matchlike pieces: I spent a half hour julienning the carrots.

adjective

1. (of vegetables) cut into thin shreds

noun

2. a clear consommé to which a mixture of such vegetables has been added

n.

kind of clear soup, 1841, from French, literally “(soup made) in the manner of Julien,” the proper name, from an otherwise unknown cook. Related: Julienned.