hollandaise sauce

hol·lan·daise sauce

[hol-uhn-deyz, hol-uhn-deyz]
noun
a sauce of egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and seasonings.

Origin:
1905–10; < French sauce hollandaise Dutch sauce

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hollandaise sauce (ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz, ˈhɒlənˌdeɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a rich sauce of egg yolks, butter, vinegar, etc, served esp with fish
 
[C19: from French sauce hollandaise Dutch sauce]

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