white sauce

white sauce

n.

A sauce made with butter, flour, and milk, cream, or stock, used as a base for other sauces.

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white sauce

Noun

a thick sauce made from flour, butter, seasonings, and milk or stock

Thesaurus

Noun

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white sauce - milk thickened with a butter and flour roux bechamel, bechamel sauce sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food blanc - a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat) cheese sauce - white sauce with grated cheese cream sauce - white sauce made with cream