Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B béchamel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bé•cha•mel Pronunciation: (bā'shu-mel" Fr. bā-sha-mel'), [key] — n. a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bechamel (Thesaurus) because bechance ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: musth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language