brown onion sauce

2.5

A brown sauce made from fried onions, wine or vinegar, and parsley, served with meat

noun

: salsa de cebolla marrón

She served the roast beef with a rich brown onion sauce on the side.

Examples

The chef recommended pairing lamb chops with brown onion sauce and fresh herbs.
I love brown onion sauce with my steak.
A classic brown onion sauce adds depth to stews and grilled meats.
Have you tried brown onion sauce on grilled chicken?
A classic brown onion sauce enhances the flavor of stews and grilled meats.
She served the roast beef alongside a rich brown onion sauce for extra flavor.
The chef paired lamb chops with brown onion sauce and fresh herbs to elevate the dish.

Synonyms

Lyonnaise sauce

vsbrown onion sauce

8.9

A brown sauce made with fried onions, parsley, and white wine, served with meat or vegetables

is the general descriptive name rather than the traditional culinary term

Surface Forms

brown onion sauce singular

brown onion sauces plural

Morphology

brown + onion + sauce

The phrase is a simple compositional combination of 'brown' + 'onion' + 'sauce', so a learner who knows those words will readily infer it is a sauce made from or colored by onions (brown/caramelized). This adjectival + noun + noun culinary pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so the meaning is immediately derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Brown onion sauce comes from cooking chopped onion until it turns brown, then making a simple sauce from those browned onions with a little wine or vinegar. So, the name now means 'a brown sauce made with onions' that is usually served with meat or vegetables.