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demiglace

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rich brown sauce in French cuisine, typically made from veal stock and espagnole sauce, used by itself or as a base for other sauces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demi-glaze

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-glace.