Bercy

American  

[bair-see, ber-see] / bɛərˈsi, bɛrˈsi /

noun

French Cooking.

1. a white sauce flavored with white wine, shallots, fish stock, and parsley: usually served with fish.

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Etymology

Origin of Bercy

After Bercy, a district of Paris

Example Sentences

At Parc de Bercy, Abdoulaye N. usually showed up on weekends, wearing a bandanna tied like an inverted headband and bringing fresh fruits for everybody, according to friends who trained with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

He met him in person about a year ago when he started training at a street workout facility in Parc de Bercy to build strength for his job as a mover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

After being held for nearly 40 years at Paris' Bercy Arena, the tournament has moved across the city to set up shop in the cavernous multi-purpose arena.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Crowds began to congregate outside the pyramid-shaped Bercy Arena more than two hours before the scheduled 6 p.m. tipoff between France and Canada.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

He was born in Bercy on the outskirts of Paris and trained in France, and while he knows a little poodle-English, he responds quickly only to commands in French.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck