roux (r )n. pl. roux A mixture of flour and fat cooked together and used as a thickening. [French (beurre) roux, browned (butter), from Old French rous, reddish brown, from Latin russus, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.] |
roux [roo]
Noun
a cooked mixture of fat and flour used as a basis for sauces [French: brownish]
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| Noun | 1. | roux - a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" |
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