white sauce

noun

: a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning

Examples of white sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pair with lentil and beetroot salad or cheese ravioli with a white sauce. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 There are also Neapolitan pizzas that include clam with white sauce and the Bad First Date with taleggio (an Italian cheese) pepperoncini and a sopressata pie with Thai chili and hot honey. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024 However, a more typical Irish celebratory meal would be thick slabs of Irish bacon or another type of pork with mashed potatoes and vegetables served with a white sauce. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 Rather than making a white sauce with butter and flour, Drummond shares a shortcut: opt for milk and cream cheese instead. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for white sauce 

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Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white sauce was in 1723

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“White sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sauce. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

white sauce

noun
: a sauce made from seasoned milk, cream, or broth and thickened with flour

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