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ATOCA [3 records]

Record 1 2011-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

A round, dark red, tart berry that is a close relative to the blueberry.

CONT

The cranberry is very hard and too tart to be eaten plain, so it is usually cooked and processed before it is eaten or it is dried (dehydrated) and packaged as dried fruit that can be eaten out of hand without further processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Airelle de saveur acidulée qui en mûrissant devient rouge.

OBS

atoca; ataca : amérindianisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 2 2006-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Food Preservation and Canning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
CONT

Tout le long des dunes, de part et d’autres du goulet, les canneberges, ou pommes de pré, étaient cueillies par les femmes, les hommes ou les plus vieux de la famille. Les terres du chemin de la Pointe à Marichite jusqu’au goulet le long de la Grande-Rivière et le bord des dunes étaient gardées pour les foins.

OBS

atoca; ataca : airelle qui, en mûrissant, devient rouge. Ce nom d’origine amérindienne signifie «airelle des marais».

OBS

pomme de pré : terme acadien.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Food Industries
DEF

A low-lying, wet area of peat, muck, or gray, sandy, acid soil capable of being flooded and drained periodically which is used for the production of cranberries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Terrain où l'on cultive l'atoca.

OBS

[...] canneberge désigne une plante et il faut dire airelles(d’Amérique) quand on veut parler de baies de l'atoca. On dira gelée de canneberge(au singulier) et gelée d’airelles(au pluriel) [...]

OBS

L’expression «pomme de pré» utilisé au Canada français est un régionalisme.

Key term(s)
  • tourbière à pommes de pré

Spanish

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