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roux
(ro͞o)n. pl. roux
A mixture of flour and fat cooked together and used as a thickening.
[French (beurre) roux, browned (butter), from Old French rous, reddish brown, from Latin russus, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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roux
(ruː)n, pl roux
(Cookery) a mixture of equal amounts of fat and flour, heated, blended, and used as a basis for sauces
[C19: from French: brownish, from Latin russus russet]
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roux
(ru)n., pl. roux.
a cooked mixture of fat and flour used to thicken soups, sauces, etc.
[1805–15; < French (beurre) roux brown (butter)]
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roux
A mixture of equal parts of flour and melted butter. Used as a base for savory sauces.
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| Noun | 1. | roux - a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" |
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roux
n → Mehlschwitze f, → Einbrenne f
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