espagnole

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noun

A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.

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sauce Espagnole
OriginFrench (sauce) espagnole →
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Meanings

nounespagnole (countable and uncountable, plural espagnoles)

plural espagnoles

  1. countableuncountablecookingA strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira

Similar
sauce Espagnole
Broader
sauce

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. French(sauce) espagnole“Spanish [sauce]”
  2. Englishespagnole

From French (sauce) espagnole (“Spanish [sauce]”). Doublet of Española.

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APA

espagnole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espagnole

MLA

“espagnole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espagnole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “espagnole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espagnole.

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