béchamel sauce
béchamel sauce noun: a simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.
Noun (1)
béchamel sauce (countable and uncountable, plural béchamel sauces)
- A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.
- Synonyms:
- cream sauce, white sauce
Noun (2) capitalized: Béchamel sauce
Béchamel sauce (plural Béchamel sauces)
- Alternative letter-case form of béchamel sauce.
béchamel sauce meaning in Arabic
béchamel sauce in Arabic
- white sauce made with butter, flour and milk
- صَلْصَة بَشَامِيل ṣalṣat bašāmīl
Synonyms of béchamel sauce
Forms of béchamel sauce
| plural | béchamel sauces |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Béchamel sauce |
| alternative form | bechamel sauce |
| plural | Béchamel sauces |
Origin of béchamel sauce
Partial calque of French sauce béchamel, named after French gastronome Louis Béchameil de Nointel (1630–1703).
Questions about béchamel sauce
- What does béchamel sauce mean?
- Béchamel sauce means a simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.
- What is béchamel sauce in Arabic?
- Béchamel sauce in Arabic is صَلْصَة بَشَامِيل (ṣalṣat bašāmīl). See Béchamel sauce meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is béchamel sauce?
- Béchamel sauce is a noun.
- What is the plural of béchamel sauce?
- The plural of béchamel sauce is béchamel sauces.
Words near béchamel sauce in the dictionary
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