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- French · borrowed frombain-marie
- English todaybain-marie
Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bain-marie
Today it means: A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm. Full definition →
French bain-marie