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/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.sɨˈvi.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.sɨˈbi.tɨ/ [ˌpa.sɨˈβi.tɨ]

Hyphenation: pas‧se‧-vi‧te

Noun

passe-vite m (plural passe-vites)

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

References

“passe-vite” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“passe-vite” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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