bordelaise

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise.

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