Polyglot Dictionary

molho-branco

/ˌmoʎuˈbɾɐ̃ku/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os molhos-brancos

Meaning

  1. béchamel

    Built from molho (sauce) + branco (white).

    • Cobriu com molho-branco.

      He topped it with béchamel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • molho sauce
  • branco white

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bechamel

bechamel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "béchamel."

Spanish

besamel

besamel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "béchamel."

Practice

1 What does molho-branco mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cobriu com molho-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches molho-branco?

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