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Prise

pinch

noun PREE-zuh Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: from French 'prise'

Usage Note

Prise is a pinch, the small amount you grip between two fingers, almost always eine Prise Salz. Plural Prisen. A characteristic recipe unit for salt, sugar or spices.

Examples

"Gib eine Prise Salz in den Teig."

Natural Translation

Add a pinch of salt to the dough.

Literal Translation

Give a pinch salt into the dough.

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