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hollandaise

hollandaise is the ellipsis of hollandaise sauce.

Meaning of hollandaise sauce

Noun

hollandaise sauce (countable and uncountable, plural hollandaise sauces)

  1. An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.
    Synonyms:
    hollandaise

Noun capitalized: Hollandaise

Hollandaise (usually uncountable, plural Hollandaises)

  1. (usually) Alternative letter-case form of hollandaise (“hollandaise sauce”).
    • Poached salmon was a success, too, although the Hollandaise broke down and had to be sent back.1985 April 12, Bryan Miller, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015
    • Like Hollandaise, it’s thickened with eggs.1997 March 12, Joan Drake, “Bearnaise Revisited”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026

Forms of hollandaise

pluralhollandaises
alternative formHollandaise
pluralHollandaises

Phrases with hollandaise

Questions about hollandaise

What is hollandaise the ellipsis of?
Hollandaise is the ellipsis of hollandaise sauce.
What part of speech is hollandaise?
Hollandaise is a noun.
What is the plural of hollandaise?
The plural of hollandaise is hollandaises.

Words near hollandaise in the dictionary

  1. holland
  2. Holland Arms
  3. Holland Park
  4. Holland Patent
  5. Holland-on-Sea
  6. hollandaise
  7. hollandaise sauce
  8. hollandaise sauces
  9. hollandaises
  10. hollander
  11. Hollander beater

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