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Definition of mornay adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mornay

adjective
 
/ˈmɔːneɪ/
 
/ˈmɔːrneɪ/
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  1. a mornay sauce is made with cheese, milk and butter
    • fish in mornay sauce
    • eggs mornay
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originperhaps named after Mornay, the eldest son of the 19th-cent. French chef Joseph Voiron, who apparently invented the sauce.
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