First Known Use: 1869
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béarnaise sauce
noun bé·ar·naise sauce \ˈbā-är-ˌnāz-, -ər-; ˈber-\
Definition of BÉARNAISE SAUCE
: a sauce of egg yolks and butter flavored with shallots, wine, vinegar, and seasonings
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Origin of BÉARNAISE SAUCE
French béarnaise, feminine of béarnais of Béarn, France
Rhymes with BÉARNAISE SAUCE
albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, Spanish moss, underboss
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