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Added 9 October 2026

sauce

/sɔːs/ noun

In Latin: pulmentum, sūcus, embamma Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sauce at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food.

verb

Behave saucily or impudently towards.
Dress (food) with a relish.
Add zest or flavor to, make more interesting.
sauce the roast

Origin

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), past participle of saliō (“to salt”), from sal. Doublet of salsa. For the meaning development compare Ancient Greek ἥδυσμα (hḗdusma) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (whence also English sweet).

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