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DictionarysauceFood accompaniment
noun / verb

sauce

SAWSS/sɔːs/

A flavored liquid served with food.

The red tomato sauce coats the pasta beside the matching sauceboat.

A small sauceboat of red tomato sauce beside a plate of pasta, with a generous spoonful of the same sauce visibly coating the pasta.
Etymology
sauceLatinsalt

The salt connection runs through Latin salsa, meaning salted food. What began as a description of seasoning became a name for a condiment served with food, including the flavorful liquids now called sauces.

In context

Food Network72:17
Then the lobster. This is enough for four sandwiches. And then a little more sauce right on top.
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More examples

  • The restaurant offers three sauces for dipping fries.
  • We sauce the ribs just before serving them.
  • Stir the sauce until it thickens.

Forms

sauce · sauces · sauced · saucing

Similar words

gravy
A sauce usually made from meat juices and thickened.
dressing
A sauce typically poured over or mixed into salads.
dip
A thick sauce into which pieces of food are dipped.