mijoter

Definition: to simmer

Il faut mijoter la sauce pendant vingt minutes - The sauce must simmer for twenty minutes

(informal) - to plot, hatch, cook up

Qu'est-ce que tu mijotes, là ? - What are you cooking up over there?

Related: une mijoteuse - slow cooker

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Pronunciation: [mee zhuh tay]Audio Link