First Known Use: 1789
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béchamel
noun bé·cha·mel \ˌbā-shə-ˈmel\
Definition of BÉCHAMEL
: a rich white sauce
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Origin of BÉCHAMEL
French sauce béchamelle, from Louis de Béchamel †1703 French courtier
Rhymes with BÉCHAMEL
APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel
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