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bechamel sauce

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bé⋅cha⋅mel

[bey-shuh-mel; Fr. bey-sha-mel]
–noun
a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg.
Also called bechamel sauce.


Origin:
1790–1800; named after Louis, Marquis de Béchamel (steward of Louis XIV of France), its originator
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bé·cha·mel sauce   (bā'shə-měl')   
n.  A white sauce of butter, flour, and milk or cream.

[French sauce béchamel, after Louis de Béchamel (1603-1703), chief steward of Louis XIV.]
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