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béarnaise sauce

béarnaise sauce noun: a sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs.

Noun

béarnaise sauce (usually uncountable, plural béarnaise sauces)

  1. (usually) A sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs.

Synonyms of béarnaise sauce

Forms of béarnaise sauce

pluralbéarnaise sauces
alternative formbearnaise sauce

Origin of béarnaise sauce

from French, the feminine of béarnais (the adjective from the Béarn region, using -ais (“-ese”)) + sauce

Questions about béarnaise sauce

What does béarnaise sauce mean?
Béarnaise sauce means a sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs.
What part of speech is béarnaise sauce?
Béarnaise sauce is a noun.
What is the plural of béarnaise sauce?
The plural of béarnaise sauce is béarnaise sauces.

Words near béarnaise sauce in the dictionary

  1. bèguèna
  2. bèguènas
  3. Béarn
  4. Béarnais
  5. béarnaise
  6. béarnaise sauce
  7. béarnaise sauces
  8. béarnaises
  9. Bébé
  10. béchamel
  11. béchamel sauce

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