Provençale

[proh-vuhn-sahl, -ven-, prov-uhn-, -en-; Fr. praw-vahn-sal]

Pro·ven·çale

[proh-vuhn-sahl, -ven-, prov-uhn-, -en-; Fr. praw-vahn-sal] Cookery.
adjective
1.
(sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
noun
2.
Also called Provençale sauce. a thick sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and seasonings cooked in oil.

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Provençale is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1835–45; < French (à la) provençale in the Provençal manner
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Provençale (ˌprɒvɒnˈsɑːl, French prɔvɑ̃sal)
 
adj
(of dishes) prepared with garlic, oil, and often tomatoes

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