Etymology
From Middle English sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (salted), past participle of saliō (I salt), from sal. Doublet of salsa.
Noun
sauce (countable and uncountable, plural sauces)
- A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
- I ate some chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce, and then I had some apple sauce for dessert.
Derived terms
- apple sauce, applesauce
- barbecue sauce
- béarnaise sauce
- Béchamel sauce
- Bolognese sauce
- bread sauce
- buffalo sauce
- cheese sauce
- chili sauce
- cocktail sauce
- dipping sauce
- fish sauce
- hoisin sauce
- hollandaise sauce
- horseradish sauce
- hot sauce
- meat sauce
- mint sauce
- oyster sauce
- pasta sauce
- pepper sauce
- pizza sauce
- pomodoro sauce
- ranchero sauce
- salsa sauce
- saucepan
- saucepot
- soy sauce
- spaghetti sauce
- special sauce
- steak sauce
- sweet-and-sour sauce
- Tabasco sauce
- tartar sauce
- tomato sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
Verb
sauce (third-person singular simple present sauces, present participle saucing, simple past and past participle sauced)
- To add sauce to; to season.
- To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.
- To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
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