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bain-marie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbænməˈriː/
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Etymology

Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”).

Meanings

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.
   • Steam tables, bains marie, and chaffing dishes require that an accurate external probe thermometer be used. 2003, Ronald H. Schmidt, Gary E. Rodrick, Food Safety Handbook, page 511:
2. A unit comprising an array of such pans.

Forms

Synonyms

steam table · double boiler · water bath

Translations (21)

pt banho-maria (pan containing hot water) · sv vattenbad (pan containing hot water) · la balneum Mariae (pan containing hot water) · de Bain-Marie (pan containing hot water) · pl bemar (pan containing hot water) · cmn 雙重蒸鍋 /双重蒸锅 (pan containing hot water) · es baño maría (pan containing hot water) · ja 湯煎 (pan containing hot water) · it bagnomaria (pan containing hot water) · es baño de María (pan containing hot water) · io maria-balno (pan containing hot water) · ca bany maria (pan containing hot water) · de Wasserbad (pan containing hot water) · gl baño maría (pan containing hot water) · mi kura taupunga (pan containing hot water) · cmn 水浴器 (pan containing hot water) · ru водяна́я ба́ня (pan containing hot water) · eo bolbano (pan containing hot water) · fi vesihaude (pan containing hot water) · da vandbad (pan containing hot water) · fa بن ماری (pan containing hot water)