velouté
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of velouté
< French: literally, velvety, velvetiness, Middle French velluté, equivalent to vellut- (< Provençal velut velvet ) + -é -ate 1
Vocabulary lists containing veloute
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Guests enjoyed a menu with Chinese influences, according to the White House, that included a first course of sweet yellow squash velouté with wild mushroom fricassée and scallion oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The meal began with a garden herb velouté paired with a hearts of palm salad, followed by an ravioli dish featuring herbs from the White House garden.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Depending on the season, he’ll set scallop sashimi in a pool of chilled white asparagus velouté or build an isle of pine-nut-studded ahi tuna tartare in a sea of strawberry gazpacho.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
How else would a modern cook make a velouté?
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2022
This and velouté are the two main sauces from which nearly all others are made.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 by Charles Peters
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