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baño maría

Spanish, noun/ˌbaɲo maˈɾia/

baño maría is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bain-marie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does baño maría mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebain-marie

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Método para calentar una sustancia líquida o sólida, uniforme y lentamente, sumergiendo el recipiente que la contiene en otro mayor con agua u otro líquido que se lleva a ebullición.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of baño maría

  • baños maría plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce baño maría?

  • /ˌbaɲo maˈɾia/
  • [ˌba.ɲo maˈɾi.a]
  • [ˈbaɲo maˈɾia]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.