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maître d'hôtel

[ mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; French me-truh doh-tel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural maî·tres d'hô·tel [mey-terz doh-, tel, mey-tr, uh, z, me-t, r, uh, doh-, tel].

a headwaiter.
a steward or butler.
the owner or manager of a hotel.
Cooking. a sauce of melted butter, minced parsley, and lemon juice or vinegar.

maître d'hôtel

/ ˌmɛtrə dəʊˈtɛl; mɛtrə dotɛl /

First recorded in 1530–40; from French: “master of (the) house”

C16: from French: master of (the) hotel

The maître d'hôtel breathed a gentle sigh for the halcyon days of long ago.

The maître d'hôtel glanced covertly in the direction indicated.

The two men, arriving so early, received the distinguished consideration of a bowing maître d'hôtel as they entered the Austria.

Draconmeyer arrested the much impressed maître d'hôtel as he was hurrying away.

They are broiled whole, or in slices, and served with a maître d'hôtel or a caper sauce.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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