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roux [roo] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a cooked mixture of butter or other fat and flour used to thicken sauces, soups, etc. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of roux 1805–15; French (beurre) roux brown (butter) Latin russus red-brown, red-haired, akin to ruber red1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for roux Contemporary Examples of roux
If the proposal is granted, Roux will most likely wrap up his examination on May 16.
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Crawfish etouffée is made with dark Cajun roux, which thickens the liquid that “smothers” the crawfish.
Secrets of Creole and Cajun Food
Mary Goodbody
February 17, 2010
Historical Examples of roux
All structure, according to Roux, is either functional or non-functional.
E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Roux continued for many years to follow up this line of work.
E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
A vital quality is for Roux a special process or mode of assimilation.
E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
When the sauce is strained, remove the roux from the fire; stir in the sauce.
A. A. Crozier
In 1774, the two children of Roux, a Calvinist of Nimes, are carried off.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)
Hippolyte A. Taine
British Dictionary definitions for roux roux noun plural roux a mixture of equal amounts of fat and flour, heated, blended, and used as a basis for sauces Word Origin for roux C19: from French: brownish, from Latin russus russet Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for roux n.
sauce made from browned butter or fat, 1813, from French (beurre) roux “browned (butter),” from roux “red, reddish-brown,” from Latin russus (see russet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper roux in Medicine Roux [rōō]Pierre Paul Émile 1853-1933 French bacteriologist. His work with the diphtheria bacillus led to the development of antitoxins to neutralize pathogenic toxins. Roux Wilhelm 1850-1924 German anatomist who is noted for his research on embryonic development. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. roux in Science Roux [rōō](Pierre Paul) Émile 1853-1933 French bacteriologist who assisted Louis Pasteur on most of his major discoveries. Later, working with Alexandre Yersin, he showed that the symptoms of diphtheria are caused by a lethal toxin produced by the diphtheria bacillus. Roux carried out early work on the rabies vaccine and directed the first tests of the diphtheria antitoxin. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
