- white sauce
- noun (C, U) a thick white liquid made of flour, milk, and butter which is sometimes eaten with meat and vegetables
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
white sauce — white sauces N MASS White sauce is a thick white sauce made from milk, flour, and butter. Meat, fish, or vegetables are often cooked in or served in white sauce … English dictionary
white sauce — noun uncount a sauce made from flour, milk, and butter … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white sauce — white′ sauce n. coo a sauce of butter, flour, and milk • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
white sauce — ► NOUN ▪ a sauce consisting of flour blended and cooked with butter and milk or stock … English terms dictionary
white sauce — n. a cooked sauce for vegetables, meat, fish, etc. made of fat or butter, flour, milk, cream, or stock, and seasoning … English World dictionary
white sauce — [ US ˈ. .] n [U and C] a thick white liquid made of flour, milk, and butter, which can be eaten with meat and vegetables … Dictionary of contemporary English
white sauce — noun milk thickened with a butter and flour roux • Syn: ↑bechamel sauce, ↑bechamel • Hypernyms: ↑sauce • Hyponyms: ↑blanc, ↑cheese sauce, ↑cream sauce * * * … Useful english dictionary
white sauce — noun Date: 1723 a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning … New Collegiate Dictionary
white sauce — a sauce made of butter, flour, seasonings, and milk or sometimes chicken or veal stock; béchamel. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
white sauce — noun a) A simple sauce made from flour, milk and butter b) mayonnaise … Wiktionary
white sauce — noun a sauce consisting of flour blended and cooked with butter and milk or stock … English new terms dictionary