brown sauce

noun

: a sauce consisting typically of stock thickened with flour browned in fat

Examples of brown sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dish earns its name from the reddish-brown sauce (reminiscent of barbecue sauce) made with a generous amount of butter, Cajun seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Key Differences Coconut aminos is usually used as a soy sauce substitute, as both are a salty, dark brown sauce with a thin consistency. — Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Sep. 2025

Others complained about the removal of classic Carlos & Pepe’s items, including its brown sauce. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024

The bang bang broccoli arrived crowded in a small bowl, completely covered in a pale brown sauce. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brown sauce

• across
• backcross
• crisscross
• lacrosse
• recross
• tomas
• albatross
• applesauce
• barabbas
• helios
• kshatriyas
• menelaus