brown sauce

noun

: a sauce consisting typically of stock thickened with flour browned in fat

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The bang bang broccoli arrived crowded in a small bowl, completely covered in a pale brown sauce. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023 This thick, dark brown sauce is a staple in Chinese family-style cooking. — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023 Others complained about the removal of classic Carlos & Pepe’s items, including its brown sauce. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024 Key Differences Coconut aminos is usually used as a soy sauce substitute, as both are a salty, dark brown sauce with a thin consistency. — Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown sauce

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First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brown sauce was in 1723

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