"roux" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roux.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roux [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Borrowed from French roux. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁rewdʰ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|roux}} French roux Head templates: {{en-noun|roux}} roux (plural roux)
  1. A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews. Categories (topical): Cooking Derived forms: curry roux, water roux Translations (mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews): roux [masculine] (Catalan), 奶油炒麵糊 (Chinese Mandarin), 奶油炒面糊 (nǎiyóu chǎo miànhú) (Chinese Mandarin), 乳酪麵粉糊 (Chinese Mandarin), 乳酪面粉糊 (rǔlào miànfěn hú) (Chinese Mandarin), 炒麵糊 (Chinese Mandarin), 炒面糊 (chǎo miànhú) [short-form] (Chinese Mandarin), jíška [feminine] (Czech), zápražka [feminine] (Czech), roux [masculine] (Dutch), roux (Finnish), roux (French), Mehlschwitze [feminine] (German), Einbrenn [feminine] (German), רביכה (revikhá) [masculine] (Hebrew), rántás (Hungarian), roux [masculine] (Italian), ルー (rū) (Japanese), запршка (zaprška) [feminine] (Macedonian), zasmażka [feminine] (Polish), roux [masculine] (Portuguese), rântaș [neuter] (Romanian), ру [neuter] (Russian), zápražka [feminine] (Slovak), redning [common-gender] (Swedish), אײַנברען (aynbren) [masculine] (Yiddish), אײַנגעברענטס (ayngebrents) [neuter] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-roux-en-noun-Fl~wia2o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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