mornay
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Debated. Named after the French commune Mornay, or perhaps after Philippe, duc de Mornay (1549–1623), Governor of Saumur and seigneur du Plessis-Marly, writer and diplomat; but Béchamel sauces had not yet been developed in his lifetime.
Adjective[edit]
mornay (not comparable)
- (postpositive, sometimes capitalized) Served with a white sauce containing cheese.
- eggs mornay
Further reading[edit]
Mornay sauce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
