sauce
Middle English
/ˈsau̯s(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment.
- A solution or broth used for pickling or preserving.
- A liquid medicine; sauce as a pharmaceutical.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sauce derived from Latin *salsa.
Origin
Latin
*salsa
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Big Mac sauce English
- applesauce English
- awesome sauce English
- burger sauce English
- hamburger sauce English
- oversauce English
- pomodoro sauce English
- sauce English
- sauceboat English
- saucebox English
- sauceless English
- saucelike English
- saucepan English
- saucepot English
- saucer English
- saucery English
- saucy English
- spiedie sauce English
- *salsa Latin
- salsus Latin
- salsa Italian
- sauce French
- salsa Spanish, Castilian
- ソース Japanese
- flewme Middle English
- saucen Middle English
- saucer Middle English
- saucerie Middle English
- sausfleme Middle English
- sawse Middle English
- vert Middle English
- vert sauce Middle English
- sauce Old French
- saussefleume Old French
- sausserie Old French
- saussier Old French
- salsa Catalan, Valencian
- ซอส Thai
- saws Welsh
- sos Welsh
- sause Middle Dutch
- 沙司 Chinese
- 소스 Korean
- sos Tok Pisin
- salsæ Old Danish