First Known Use: 1895
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à la grecque
adjective, often capitalized G \ˌä-lə-ˈgrek, ˌa-lə-\
Definition of À LA GRECQUE
: served in a sauce made of olive oil, lemon juice, and several seasonings (as fennel, coriander, sage, and thyme)
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Origin of À LA GRECQUE
French, in the Greek manner
Rhymes with À LA GRECQUE
afterdeck, biotech, bodycheck, bottleneck, cashier's check, Chiang Kai-shek, countercheck, demi-sec, discotheque, double-check, double-deck, hunt-and-peck, leatherneck, littleneck, nanotech, neck and neck, New Quebec, Pont l'Évêque, quarterdeck, rubber check, rubberneck, shepherd's check, triple sec, turtleneck, weather deck, Yucatec, Zapotec
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