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hollandaise sauce

Syllabification: (hol·lan·daise sauce)
Pronunciation: /ˈhälənˌdāz/

Definition of hollandaise sauce

noun

  • a creamy sauce of melted butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar, served especially with fish.

Origin:

French hollandaise, feminine of hollandais 'Dutch', from Hollande 'Holland'

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