bonne femme

\(ˈ)bȯn|fam, (ˈ)bən-, -fȧm\ adjective

Etymology: French (à la) bonne femme in the manner of a good housewife

: prepared as in home cooking — often used postpositively

filet of sole bonne femme

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/bawn fannm"/, French Cookery.

prepared in simple style, as in a cream sauce containing mushrooms: fillet of sole bonne femme.

[1815-25; < F à la bonne femme lit., in the manner of a good housewife]

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bonne femme /fam/ adjective (cookery)

Of a dish, cooked simply and garnished with fresh vegetables and herbs

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Main Entry: ↑bonne

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[ˌbän 'fam]

adj. [postpositive] (of fish dishes, stews, and soups) cooked in a simple way

Origin:

French, from the phrase à la bonne femme ‘in the manner of a good housewife’

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bonne femme 7 [ˌbɒn ˈfæm] [ˌbɑːn ˈfæm] adjective after noun (from French)

used in the names of dishes which are cooked in a simple way

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salmon bonne femme

 

Word Origin:

[bonne femme] French, from the phrase à la bonne femme ‘in the manner of a good housewife’.