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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bain-ma•rie (bān′mə rē′; Fr. ban ma rē′),USA pronunciation n., pl. bains-ma•rie (bān′mə rē′; Fr. ban ma rē′).USA pronunciation - Food(in cooking) a receptacle containing hot or boiling water into which other containers are placed to warm or cook the food in them.
- British Termsa double boiler.
- French, Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae literally, bath of Mary, reputed to be a Jewish alchemist who devised such a heating technique, and sometimes identified with Moses' sister Miriam
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bain-marie French: /bɛ̃mari/ n ( pl bains-marie /bɛ̃mari/)- a vessel for holding hot water, in which sauces and other dishes are gently cooked or kept warm
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, literally: bath of Mary, inaccurate translation of Medieval Greek kaminos Marios, literally: furnace of Miriam, alleged author of a treatise on alchemy |