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Noun: mangetout  'moÑzh,too or moÑzh'too
Usage: UK (=snow pea)
  1. Variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods
    "Mangetout is French for 'eat all,' referring to the edible pods and peas";
    - snow pea [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], sugar pea
     
  2. Green peas with flat edible pods
    "She stir-fried mangetouts with garlic and ginger";
    - snow pea [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], sugar pea

Derived forms: mangetouts

Type of: edible-pod pea, edible-podded pea, garden pea, green pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon

Encyclopedia: Mangetout