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espagnole

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[es-puhn-yohl, -pan-, e-spa-nyawl] / ˌɛs pənˈjoʊl, -pæn-, ɛ spaˈnjɔl /

noun

  1. brown sauce.


Etymology

Origin of espagnole

1835–45; < French: literally, Spanish


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Dustin goes the simple, yet challenging route, with a New York strip and espagnole sauce.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022

Whereas L'Heure espagnole had an excess of functioning clocks, in l'Enfant et les Sortilèges the problem is the opposite.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2012

The 2002 French comedy of international roommates and manners, "L'auberge espagnole" screens at 1:30 p.m.

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 10, 2011

I use it only because Lalo's "Symphonie espagnole" is no profound or exalted statement, but an entertainment piece — fun of the finest and most accomplished kind.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2011

The espagnole once made, with no two meats is it served alike in flavor, and in this matter of flavor the artist appears.

From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Catherine Owen

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