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Definition of bonne femme adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bonne femme

adjective
 
/ˌbɒn ˈfæm/
 
/ˌbɑːn ˈfæm/
[after noun] (from French)
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  1. used in the names of dishes which are cooked in a simple way
    • salmon bonne femme
    Word OriginFrench, from the phrase à la bonne femme ‘in the manner of a good housewife’.
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