"mother sauce" meaning in All languages combined

See mother sauce on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mother sauces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mother sauce (plural mother sauces)
  1. A basic sauce from which many further sauces can be derived by making minor changes or additions to the ingredients. Wikipedia link: mother sauce Categories (topical): Cooking, Sauces Related terms: daughter sauce
    Sense id: en-mother_sauce-en-noun-Hm6wiU7o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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