bordelaise sauce

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bor·de·laise sauce

noun, often capitalized B \ˈbr-dəl-ˈāz-\

Definition of BORDELAISE SAUCE

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

Origin of BORDELAISE SAUCE

French bordelaise, feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux
First Known Use: 1902

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