sauce

English

/sɔːs/, /sɔs/

noun
Definitions
  • A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
  • (UK) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
  • (slang) Alcohol, booze.
  • (bodybuilding) anabolic Anabolic steroids.
  • (art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
  • (internet slang) (alternative form of) source, often used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.
  • (dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
  • (US) Vegetables.
  • (obsolete) Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sauce derived from Old French sauce derived from Latin *salsa, salsus (salted, salty, salt, witty).

Origin

Latin

salsus

Gloss

salted, salty, salt, witty

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

塩

Emoji
🌊

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