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Grating vs Julienne - What's the difference?

grating | julienne |

As nouns the difference between grating and julienne

is that grating is a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air while julienne is a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

As verbs the difference between grating and julienne

is that grating is present participle of lang=en while julienne is to prepare by cutting in this way.

As an adjective grating

is (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.

grating

Adjective

(head)
  • (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
  • abrasive; tending to annoy
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
  • A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
  • The loose material that comes from something being grated.
  • Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
  • An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
  • (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
  • Synonyms

    * grill

    Verb

    (head)
  • julienne

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cooking) a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (julienn)
  • To prepare by cutting in this way.
  • See also

    * (julienning)

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