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beurre noisette

[ bur nwah-zet; French bœr nwa-zet ]
/ ˈbɜr nwɑˈzɛt; French bœr nwaˈzɛt /

noun French Cooking.

a sauce of butter cooked until golden or nut brown, sometimes flavored with capers, vinegar, herbs, etc.

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Origin of beurre noisette

<French: literally, butter the color of a hazelnut

Words nearby beurre noisette

Beuren syndrome, beurre blanc, beurre fondu, beurre manié, beurre noir, beurre noisette, Beuthen, Beuys, BEV, Bevan, bevatron
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