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velouté

/vəluˈteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
veloute
IPA
/vəluˈteɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French velouté (“velvety, smooth”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vəluˈteɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

veloutés (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce velouté?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəluˈteɪ/.
What does velouté mean?
A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux.
Where does velouté come from?
Borrowed from French velouté (“velvety, smooth”).

How to pronounce velouté

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