noun
roux
roo
noun
1
A cooked mixture of fat and flour used as a base to thicken sauces, soups, and stews.
"Start the gumbo by making a dark roux."
"A basic white sauce begins with a butter-and-flour roux."
How to Use Roux
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cooking base of fat and flour, key to many classic sauces like béchamel and gravy.
Common pairings
make a roux
dark roux
roux-based sauce
Word Forms
roux plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French roux, meaning "reddish-brown," describing the color the mixture takes on when cooked longer.