hollandaise

noun

hol·​lan·​daise ˌhä-lən-ˈdāz 

: a rich sauce made basically of butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar

Examples of hollandaise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All three Rosie's locations will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Easter Sunday serving the restaurant's classic brunch menu and a handful of Easter specials including a veggie omelet with hollandaise sauce, a hot chicken biscuit sandwich and French pancakes with lemon curd and strawberries. —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025

During our conversation, Barden teased the return of the Crab Benedict ($16), a rich umami stack of bright silky hollandaise, perfectly poached eggs and sweet, fleshy crab on pleasantly soft bread. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025

Brunch classics meet Korean and Japanese flavors at Sunny Side Breakfast, offering maple syrup with gochujang, hollandaise with yuzu and most importantly, rice. —Irene Adeline Milanez, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025

Then comes buttery lobster bathed in hollandaise, rich and silky against the snap of golden potatoes and tender broccolini. —Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

French sauce hollandaise, literally, Dutch sauce

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hollandaise

• aldolase
• alleyways
• amylase
• anaphase
• anhydrase
• anyways
• arginase
• cabarets
• carriageways
• castaways
• catalase
• cellulase