Definition of "julienne" []

• Consommé or broth garnished with long thin strips of vegetables. (noun)
• Cut into long thin strips: julienne potatoes; julienned pork. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term julienne means to cut into thin sticks, like matchsticks."
• "When you remove the zest with a vegetable peeler and cut it into thin slivers, this is called julienne of zest."
• "I actually had to look up "julienne" in a dictionary before I understood it - then I found it amusing, clever and educational!"