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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

Suomi vesihaude
Italiano bagnomaria
日本語 湯煎
Polski bemar
Português banho-maria
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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