"béchamel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɛʃəmɛɫ] [UK] Forms: béchamels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French béchamel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|béchamel}} French béchamel Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} béchamel (usually uncountable, plural béchamels)
  1. Ellipsis of béchamel sauce. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: béchamel sauce
    Sense id: en-béchamel-en-noun-8gPVlgQg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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