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- French · borrowed frombeurre blanc
- English todaybeurre blanc
Borrowed from French beurre blanc (literally “white butter”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
beurre blanc
Today it means: A warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is whisked. Full definition →
French beurre blanc