cheese sauce
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1.0
- noun
- /tʃiːz sɔːs/
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salsa de queso
- The chef prepared a creamy cheese sauce to pour over the steamed vegetables.
- broccoli with cheese sauce
- cauliflower with cheese sauce
- pasta with cheese sauce
Turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with your cheese sauce 'cause I hate Brussels sprouts.
- Turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with your cheese sauce 'cause I hate Brussels sprouts.
- So we are using my brown butter cheese sauce and I'm going to layer that into the pan over the ground beef.
- But my boys really don't seem to mind that it's green cheese sauce.
- It is a butter crust baby pool filled with cheese sauce that you really need a snorkel to really appreciate.
Examples
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So we are using my brown butter cheese sauce and I'm going to layer that into the pan over the ground beef.
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The recipe I found called for not only cheese on top, but a cheese sauce to be mixed into the actual dish.
Blog text (32) -
If it seems too dry, add the rest of the cheese sauce.
Blog text (2) -
So I'm going to make this simple cheese sauce as I normally would.
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I liked the enchilada, which was a little different than I expected because of the cheese sauce on it.
Blog text (5) -
Put some cheese sauce on that broccoli.
Blog text (3) -
She opens the fridge and takes out a can of nacho cheese sauce.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pour half of the cheese sauce over and add pureed, roasted butternut squash.
Blog text (2) -
Ouida ate the salmon croquettes and cauliflower with cheese sauce and some leftover green beans at the kitchen table.
Fiction book (1998) -
The velvety fettuccine was bathed in a rich cheese sauce studded with carrots, onions, broccoli, and luscious sun-dried tomatoes.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
1
6.5
A white sauce with cheese used to make dishes creamy
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7.2
A rich cheese sauce made with butter, flour, milk, and grated cheese
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Morphology
The noun is fully compositional: 'cheese' (a dairy product) + 'sauce' (a condiment) yields a sauce made from cheese, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts. This compound follows common cross-linguistic culinary naming patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Cheese sauce comes from the simple image of cheese melted and mixed until it becomes a smooth sauce. When you pour that warm, creamy mix over pasta or vegetables, it becomes a 'topping', so today cheese sauce means a creamy sauce made from cheese used to add flavor.