pistou

English

Etymology

French, from Late Latin pistāre (“to crush”).

Noun

pistou (uncountable)

1. A cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil.
   • 2007 January 28, Christine Muhlke, “Bistronomy”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     On a November morning, the other side of the 12-foot-long cooking area featured metal organizers filled with endive, bread crumbs, almond butter, mushrooms, shallots, chorizo, chives, purée of purple potatoes, parsley pistou, chestnuts, dried tomatoes and other items that allow the chef to riff at high speed.

Coordinate terms

• persillade
• pesto

Anagrams

• putois

French

Noun

pistou m (plural pistous)

1. pistou

Further reading

• “pistou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.