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2 dictionary results for: Saucing
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sauce       [saws] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, sauced, sauc·ing.
–noun
1.any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
2.stewed fruit, often puréed and served as an accompaniment to meat, dessert, or other food: cranberry sauce.
3.something that adds piquance or zest.
4.Informal. impertinence; sauciness.
5.Slang. hard liquor (usually prec. by the): He's on the sauce again.
6.Archaic. garden vegetables eaten with meat.
–verb (used with object)
7.to dress or prepare with sauce; season: meat well sauced.
8.to make a sauce of: Tomatoes must be sauced while ripe.
9.to give piquance or zest to.
10.to make agreeable or less harsh.
11.Informal. to speak impertinently or saucily to.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF < LL salsa, n. use of fem. of L salsus salted, ptp. of sallere to salt, deriv. of sāl salt]

—Related forms
sauceless, adjective
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sauce       (sôs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A flavorful seasoning or relish served as an accompaniment to food, especially a liquid dressing or topping for food.
  2. Stewed fruit, usually served with other foods.
  3. Something that adds zest, flavor, or piquancy.
  4. Informal Impudent speech or behavior; impertinence or sauciness.
  5. Slang Alcoholic liquor.

tr.v.   sauced, sauc·ing, sauc·es
  1. To season or flavor with sauce.
  2. To add piquancy or zest to.
  3. Informal To be impertinent or impudent to.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, from Latin, feminine of salsus, past participle of sallere, to salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

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