white sauce

noun

: a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning

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Use it as a pizza sauce instead of marinara or white sauce. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026 Top with pickled onions, cabbage, white sauce, and 1 cup cilantro leaves. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Red sauce is nice, but sometimes a white sauce, like in this lasagna recipe, feels a little lighter for the spring. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026 The street-style platters with white sauce are a particular hit. — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white sauce

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First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white sauce was in 1723

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white sauce

noun
: a sauce made from seasoned milk, cream, or broth and thickened with flour

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