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

Or Basil Eggs Benedict, a Malasada-style doughnut stuffed with poached egg and a basil hollandaise sauce. —Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

Many salad dressings, mayonnaise, and the hollandaise sauce that graces eggs benedict wouldn’t be possible without emulsification. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025

There's also a birria bowl, classic eggs Benedict, and the Axolotl Benedict with chicken chorizo, avocado and cilantro chipotle hollandaise sauce. —Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025

From breakfast dishes to desserts, here are some of our favorite ways to put them to good use: Eggs Benedict and Eggs Florentine: These dishes both benefit from egg yolks as a rich addition to velvety hollandaise sauce. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 July 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