rémoulade

[ rey-muh-lahd; French rey-moo-lad ]

/ ˌreɪ məˈlɑd; French reɪ muˈlad /

noun

a cold sauce made with mayonnaise and various condiments and herbs, as chopped pickles, capers, mustard, parsley, chervil, and tarragon.

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Also remolade.

Origin of rémoulade

1835–45; < French, orig. dial. rémola, alteration of Latin armoracea horseradish; see -ade¹

Words nearby rémoulade

réclame, récolte, régence, régisseur, réjane, rémoulade, répondez s'il vous plaît, république malgache, répétiteur, résumé, réti

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Example sentences from the Web for remoulade

The remoulade sauce will be much better if made some hours beforehand.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:|Mrs. W. G. Waters

British Dictionary definitions for remoulade

rémoulade

/ (ˌrɛməˈleɪd, French remulad) /

noun

a mayonnaise sauce flavoured with herbs, mustard, and capers, served with salads, cold meat, etc

Word Origin for rémoulade

C19: from French, from Picard dialect ramolas horseradish, from Latin armoracea

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