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Béarnaise sauce
(Béarn|aise sauce)
Pronunciation:
/ˌbeɪəˈneɪz/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a rich sauce thickened with egg yolks and flavoured with tarragon.
Origin:
Béarnaise
, feminine of French
béarnais
'of Béarn', a region of SW France
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