béchamel

UK[ˈbɛʃəmɛɫ]

A form of béchamel sauce — A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added.

OriginFrench béchamel →
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Meanings

nounbéchamel (usually uncountable, plural béchamels)

plural béchamels

  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of béchamel sauce.

Origin

  1. Frenchbéchamel
  2. Frenchbéchamel
  3. Englishbéchamel

Borrowed from French béchamel.

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APA

béchamel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b%C3%A9chamel

MLA

“béchamel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b%C3%A9chamel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “béchamel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b%C3%A9chamel.

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