bordelaise sauce

noun, bor·de·laise sauce often capitalized B \ˈbȯr-d^əl-ˈāz-\

Definition of BORDELAISE SAUCE

: a sauce consisting of stock thickened with roux and flavored typically with red wine and shallots

French bordelaise, feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux

First Known Use: 1902

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