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white sauce

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A simple sauce made from flour, milk and butter; Béchamel sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Mayonnaise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

milk thickened with a butter and flour roux

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bechamel sauce, bechamel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

Narrower terms: blanc, cheese sauce, cream sauce

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: valkokastike — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce
  • French: sauce blanche — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce
  • Irish: anlann bán — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce
  • Polish: beszamel — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce
  • Polish: biały sos — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce
  • Russian: бешаме́ль (bešamélʹ) — simple sauce made from flour, butter and milk — see also béchamel sauce