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velouté

/vəluˈteɪ/ US

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Borrowed from French velouté (“velvety, smooth”).

noun veloutés

countable, uncountable A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux.

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"velouté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/velout%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"velouté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/velout%C3%A9.

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@misc{veloute_2026,
  title = {velouté},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/velout%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}