Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white sauce of butter, flour, and milk or cream.
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- noun A simple white sauce made from a
roux ofbutter andflour to which is added hotmilk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French sauce béchamel, after Louis de Béchamel, (1603–1703), chief steward of Louis XIV.]
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French from Louis de Béchamel
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