rémoulade

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

noun

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

rémoulade

/ remulad; ˌrɛməˈleɪd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rémoulade¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from French, originally dialect rémola, alteration of Latin armoracea “horseradish”; -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rémoulade¹

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

Example Sentences

A rémoulade sparked with preserved lemon keeps its richness in check.

From Washington Post

Prepare and dress the cotelettes as above, and proceed as for the mutton cotelettes, sauce remoulade (No. 717).

From Project Gutenberg

The remoulade sauce will be much better if made some hours beforehand.

From Project Gutenberg