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Meaning of bain-marie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌbænməˈriː

Definitions

  1. A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.
  2. A unit comprising an array of such pans.

Equivalents

Català bany maria
Dansk vandbad
Deutsch Bain-Marie Wasserbad
Esperanto bolbano
Español baño de María baño maría
Suomi vesihaude
Français bain-marie
Italiano bagnomaria
日本語 湯煎
Polski bemar bemarowy
Português banho-maria
Русский водяна́я ба́ня
Svenska vattenbad

Examples

“Steam tables, bains marie, and chaffing dishes require⟳ that an accurate external probe thermometer be used.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bain't Bainbridge Bainbridge Island Baine Baine Harbour Baines

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