BÉCHAMEL


Meaning of BÉCHAMEL in English

/bay"sheuh mel'/ ; Fr. /bay shann mel"/ , n.

a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg. Also called bechamel sauce .

[ 1790-1800; named after Louis, Marquis de Béchamel (steward of Louis XIV of France), its originator ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .