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hollandaise sauce

[ hol-uh n-deyz, hol-uh n-deyz ]
/ ˈhɒl ənˌdeɪz, ˌhɒl ənˈdeɪz /

noun

a sauce of egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and seasonings.

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Origin of hollandaise sauce

First recorded in 1905–10, hollandaise sauce is from the French word sauce hollandaise Dutch sauce

Words nearby hollandaise sauce

holkar state, holkham hall, holla, holland, holland finish, hollandaise sauce, hollander, hollandia, hollands, hollenhorst plaques, holler
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British Dictionary definitions for hollandaise sauce

hollandaise sauce
/ (ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz, ˈhɒlənˌdeɪz) /

noun

a rich sauce of egg yolks, butter, vinegar, etc, served esp with fish

Word Origin for hollandaise sauce

C19: from French sauce hollandaise Dutch sauce
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