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bechamel

bé·cha·mel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bey-shuh-mel; French bey-sha-mel]
    • /ˈbeɪ ʃəˌmɛl; French beɪ ʃaˈmɛl/
    • /ˈbeɪ.ʃə.mel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bey-shuh-mel; French bey-sha-mel]
    • /ˈbeɪ ʃəˌmɛl; French beɪ ʃaˈmɛl/

Definitions of bechamel word

  • noun bechamel a basic white sauce made of milk, butter, flour, and, sometimes, cream 3
  • noun bechamel a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg. 1
  • noun bechamel Alternative spelling of béchamel. 1

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Origin of bechamel

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; named after Louis, Marquis de Béchamel (steward of Louis XIV of France), its originator

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Parts of speech for Bechamel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bechamel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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