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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.


Etymology

Origin of Bercy

After Bercy, a district of Paris

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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

But they turned up the heat and turned around the deficit to win 95-91 at a noisy Bercy Arena.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2024

In Bercy, on the outskirts of Paris, did they know it?

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

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