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soubise

soubise noun: a béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.

Noun

soubise (countable and uncountable, plural soubises)

  1. A béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.
    • Among the starters are crab meat resala, delicate, sweet petals of crab with a turmeric-onion soubise; and tender fried quail dressed with a bacon vinaigrette.2008 June 15, “The Other Hot Spot”, in New York Times
  2. (countable, historical) A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.

Forms of soubise

pluralsoubises

Origin of soubise

French. Named after Charles de Rohan (1715-1787), Prince de Soubise.

Questions about soubise

What does soubise mean?
Soubise means a béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.
What part of speech is soubise?
Soubise is a noun.
What is the plural of soubise?
The plural of soubise is soubises.

Words near soubise in the dictionary

  1. soubahs
  2. Soubam
  3. soubedar
  4. soubedars
  5. Soubeyran
  6. soubise
  7. soubises
  8. soubresaut
  9. soubresauts
  10. soubrette
  11. soubrettes

Source and license

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