souris
souris Lexical Profile
• noun
North American A river in central North America, flowing approximately 900 kilometers through the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and the U.S. state of North Dakota, before emptying into the Assiniboine River.
A culinary cut of meat, specifically the fleshy lower part of a leg of lamb (the shank), highly regarded in French cuisine for slow braising.
"The chef prepared a tender souris d'agneau that had been slow-cooked in red wine and herbs until it fell off the bone."
Canadian A town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada, known for its historic swinging suspension bridge, or a port town in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized, Souris refers to North American geographical locations; in lowercase, it typically appears in English culinary contexts as a French loanword for lamb shank.
• Rhymes for souris
Word Origin & Etymology
From French 'souris' (mouse), derived from Latin 'sorex'. The culinary cut is so named due to the oval, mouse-like shape of the muscle. The North American geographical locations were named by French-speaking voyageurs, reportedly due to plagues of mice in the area.
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