rouille
Syllables: rou·ille/ˈɹuːi/
rouille noun: a type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.
Noun
rouille (countable and uncountable, plural rouilles)
- A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.
- Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a rouille sauce [...].1958, Alice B[abette] Toklas, “Soups”, in Aromas and Flavors of Past and Present, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Lyons Press, 1996, →ISBN, page 5
- ROUILLE SAUCE / Strongly flavored, served with fish soups or bouillabaisse.1975, Irma S[tarkloff] Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, “Savory Sauces and Salad Dressings”, in Joy of Cooking, 1st Scribner edition, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, published 1995, →ISBN, page 366...
Examples of rouille in a sentence
- Rouille: Garlic, Saffron, and Pepper Mayonnaise [...] After you have added a few drops of oil, add saffron and a pinch of cayenne.2003, Michael A. Kornfield, “Sauces”, in Table for Two in Paris: Cookbook & Music CD, White Plains, N.Y.: Peter Pauper Press, →ISBN, page...
- Chicken bouillabaisse with Rouille [...] I'm taking some liberties by calling this recipe a bouillabaisse.2010 April, Sara Moulton, “Plenty of Poultry”, in Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 174:
Forms of rouille
| plural | rouilles |
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Origin of rouille
Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust.
Words that rhyme with rouille
Questions about rouille
- What does rouille mean?
- Rouille means a type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.
- How do you use rouille in a sentence?
- Rouille: Garlic, Saffron, and Pepper Mayonnaise [...] After you have added a few drops of oil, add saffron and a pinch of cayenne.
- What part of speech is rouille?
- Rouille is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rouille?
- Rouille is pronounced /ˈɹuːi/.
- What is the plural of rouille?
- The plural of rouille is rouilles.
Words near rouille in the dictionary
Source and license
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