bechamel
See also: béchamel
English
Noun
bechamel (usually uncountable, plural bechamels)
- Alternative spelling of béchamel.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- béchamel (unadapted spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French béchamel, named after French gastronome Louis Béchameil de Nointel (1630–1703).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ʃaˈmɛw/ [be.ʃaˈmɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.ʃɐˈmɛl/ [bɨ.ʃɐˈmɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.t͡ʃɐˈmɛl/ [bɨ.t͡ʃɐˈmɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.ʃɐˈmɛ.li/
- Hyphenation: be‧cha‧mel
Noun
bechamel m (usually uncountable, plural bechaméis)
- ellipsis of molho bechamel
Further reading
- “bechamel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French béchamel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bet͡ʃaˈmel/ [be.t͡ʃaˈmel]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: be‧cha‧mel
Noun
bechamel f (plural bechameles)
Further reading
- “bechamel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024