poulette

noun

pou·​lette

(ˈ)pü¦let

variants or poulette sauce

plural -s

: velouté with added egg yolk

Word History

Etymology

French poulette (especially in the expression sauce poulette poulette sauce), literally, chick, from Old French polete, from pole, poule hen + -ete -ette

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