Spanish Conversation · Level 97
60 words
Spanish word
bechamel
Pronunciation
IPA/betʃaˈmel/
Meaning
- feminine nounbechamel sauce
Example
¿Quieres un poco de bechamel?
Do you want a little bechamel sauce?
More examples
Pide la lasaña sin bechamel.
Order the lasagna without bechamel sauce.
Core concept
Smooth milk-thickened white sauce used to bind and enrich dishes like lasagna and croquettes.
Common phrases
sin bechamel
without bechamel sauce
lasaña con bechamel
lasagna with bechamel sauce
Similar words
salsa bechamel: Roux-thickened milk sauce serving as a rich binder or topping for gratins and croquettes.
besamel: Simple butter-and-flour roux blended with milk to create a smooth, creamy white sauce.
salsa blanca: Wide category of white sauces made from milk or cream, used to finish or base dishes.
Definition in Spanish
Salsa blanca básica hecha al añadir leche a una mezcla de mantequilla y harina, frecuente en lasañas, croquetas y gratinados.
Word origin
Adopted into Spanish from French béchamel, a name that goes back to Louis de Béchamel, a 17th-century steward of French households.
Usage tips
- In recipes and menus bechamel usually denotes the classic roux-based sauce rather than other creamy sauces called white sauce in English.
Related words
- bechamelartop with bechamel sauceverb
- bechameladobechamel-coatedadjective