English–French

“garnish” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/gaʁniʁ/

Example

Il faut garnir la salade avant de servir.

The salad needs to be garnished before serving.

Illustration for garnir (garnish)

How to say “garnish” in French

“Garnish” in French is garnir.

A plate completed by placing edible decorations or accompaniments around or on the main food.

Full entry for garnir: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with garnir

Elle aime garnir les assiettes de persil.

She likes to garnish the plates with parsley.

Tips for using garnir

  • The usual construction is garnir quelque chose de quelque chose, as in garnir une salade de noix, with de introducing what is added.

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