bain-marie

== English == === Alternative forms === bain marie === Etymology === Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbænməˈriː/ === Noun === bain-marie (plural bains-marie) (cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm. A unit comprising an array of such pans. ==== Synonyms ==== water bath steam table (not always differentiated) double boiler (not always differentiated) ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === bain de Marie === Etymology === Calque of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”), a reference to the early alchemist Maria Prophetissima (also known as Mary the Jewess). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ̃.ma.ʁi/ === Noun === bain-marie m (plural bains-marie) (cooking) double boiler, bain-marie (hot water bath made out of two containers) 1836, Burnet (M), Dictionnaire de cuisine et d'économie ménagère: à l'usage des maîtres et maîtresses de maison, fermiers, maîtres-d'hôtel, chefs de cuisine, chefs d'office, restaurateurs, pâtissiers, marchands de comestibles, confiseurs, distillateurs, &c. ..., page 35 ==== Descendants ==== → German: Bain-Marie → English: bain-marie → Italian: bagnomaria (calque) → Polish: bemar → Portuguese: banho-maria (calque) → Spanish: baño maría (calque) === Further reading === “bain-marie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 bain-marie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia