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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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