passe-vite

Portuguese

Etymology

From Passe-Vite, genericized trademark. From French passe, inflection of passer (“to grind”) and French vite (“fast”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.siˈvi.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.seˈvi.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: pas‧se‧-vi‧te

Noun

passe-vite m (plural passe-vites)

  1. (Portugal, cooking) a type of masher for potatoes and vegetables
    Synonym: passador

References

  1. ^ “passe-vite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “passe-vite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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