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Meaning of cuisine minceur in English:

cuisine minceur

Pronunciation /kwɪˈziːn mãˈsəː/ /kwɪˈziːn mɪnˈsəː/

noun

Cooking

  • A style of French cookery which avoids the use of dairy products and other high-calorie ingredients, popularized by Chef Michel Guérard.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From French cuisine minceur, lit. ‘slimming cookery’ from cuisine + minceur slimness, thinness from mince + -eur.