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butter sauce

American

noun

a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.

Etymology

Origin of butter sauce

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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After a few runs, settle in for a hearty lunch of schnitzel and spinach dumplings cooked in brown butter sauce at Filzalm, a cozy mountain hut perched 4,265 feet above sea level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Alternatively, it can be served alongside a light brown sugar butter sauce.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

There, chef Jess Weaver sauteed a cultivated chicken breast in a white wine butter sauce with tomatoes, capers and green onions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Make shrimp scampi with a garlic, white wine and butter sauce.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Styx spoke over me, his voice as smooth as Mom’s butter sauce.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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