sauce — a thick liquid served with food to add flavor
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a thick liquid served with food to add flavor
Pronunciation (IPA): /sɔːs/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's secret sauce makes everything taste amazing.
- He put so much hot sauce on his pizza that he started crying.
- The chef refused to reveal the ingredients in his special sauce.
sauce
NOUN[/sɔːs/]
a thick liquid served with food to add flavor
She poured tomato sauce over the pasta.
The chef added a special sauce, and everyone thought the meal was awesome. (SAUCE ≈ "SO AWESOME!" → the sauce makes food taste awesome)
The cook added sauce, gave the pasta a toss, and created a glossy dish.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin salsus, meaning 'salted' or 'seasoned with salt', reflecting the Roman practice of using salt-based condiments to flavor food. It passed through Old French saulse before entering Middle English as sauce.
Breakdown
Latin salsus (salted, from sal meaning salt) → Old French saulse → Middle English sauce, ultimately tracing to the Latin root sal- (salt) combined with the adjectival suffix -sus.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's secret sauce makes everything taste amazing.”
“He put so much hot sauce on his pizza that he started crying.”
“The chef refused to reveal the ingredients in his special sauce.”
“She accidentally used chocolate sauce instead of soy sauce in her stir-fry.”
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