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beurre blanc definition

beurre blanc (bʉr′blän′, -bläŋk′; Fr bër blän′)

a creamy sauce, especially for fish and seafood, made with butter, shallots, and lemon juice or vinegar

Etymology: Fr < beurre (< L butyrum, butter) + blanc, white: see blank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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