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hacher

to chop, to mince

verb ah-SHAY Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to hack

Usage Note

Hacher is the standard culinary term for chopping or mincing food finely. Viande hachée is 'minced meat' and hachis is a chopped or minced dish. The related tool is le hachoir ('the mincer/chopping knife'). It is a regular -er verb; note the silent h at the start.

Examples

"Hache les oignons finement avant de les faire revenir."

Natural Translation

Chop the onions finely before frying them.

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