English > white sauce: 1 sense > noun 1, foodMeaning | milk thickened with a butter and flour roux. |
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Synonyms | bechamel sauce, bechamel |
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Narrower | blanc | A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat) |
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cheese sauce | white sauce with grated cheese |
cream sauce | white sauce made with cream |
Broader | sauce | flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food |
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Spanish | bechamel, besamela, besamel, salsa bechamel, salsa besamel, salsa blanca |
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Catalan | beixamel, salsa beixamel, salsa blanca |
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