doigts à l'ail
The English phrase garlic fingers can be translated into French as doigts à l'ail.
This phrase refers to strips of bread or dough baked with garlic and butter, which are often served as an appetizer.
Which one should you use?
Both doigts à l'ail and mouillettes à l'ail are informal ways to refer to garlic fingers.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase doigts à l'ail, the preposition à is used to indicate that the food is flavored with or characterized by garlic.
Did you know?
- In French culinary terminology, the word doigts can also refer to doigts de femme, a delicate almond-shaped biscuit that shares the same naming convention based on finger shape.
- The preposition à in this phrase is a linguistic hybrid, having evolved from the merger of two different Latin words, ad and ab.
- French has a specific category of foods described as à l'ail, such as escargots à l'ail, where the garlic is not just an ingredient but the defining flavor profile of the dish.
Examples in context
- Qu'est-ce que j'adorerais déguster des mouillettes à l'ail en regardant un match de hockey!How I would love to taste garlic fingers while watching a hockey match!
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are looking at a restaurant menu.
- LéaQu'est-ce qu'on prend en entrée ?What should we get for an appetizer?
- HugoJe propose de partager des doigts à l'ail.I suggest sharing some garlic fingers.
- LéaC'est une excellente idée, Hugo !That is an excellent idea, Hugo!
- HugoParfait, je commande ça.Perfect, I'll order that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
