Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

béchamel sauce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: bechamel sauce
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of béchamel sauce.

Etymology

Partial calque of French sauce béchamel, named after French gastronome Louis Béchameil de Nointel (1630–1703).

Usage

Inflected Forms

béchamel sauces (plural) bechamel sauce (alternative)

Synonyms

cream sauce white sauce

Questions

What does béchamel sauce mean?: A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.
Where does béchamel sauce come from?: Partial calque of French sauce béchamel, named after French gastronome Louis Béchameil de Nointel (1630–1703).

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