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sauce

/sɔːs/

/sɔs/

Translations

saucenoun

sauces

/sɔːs/

/sɔs/

sauce

The pasta was served with a rich tomato sauce.

Les pâtes étaient servies avec une riche sauce tomate.

Additional translations

alcoolArgot.

culotFamilier.

sourceArgot internet.

Synonyms

sauceverb

sauced

Past Simple

sauced

Past Participle

saucing

Gerund

/sɔːs/

/sɔs/

saucer

She decided to sauce the pasta with a rich tomato and basil mixture.

Elle a décidé de saucer les pâtes avec un mélange riche en tomate et basilic.

Additional translations

insulterFamilier; par extension, parler avec insolence.

Synonyms

spice up

sauceadjective

/sɔːs/

/sɔs/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate something related to sauce (e.g., sauce pan, sauce boat).

Definitions

saucenoun

A liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add moistness and flavor.

The pasta was served with a rich tomato sauce.

A slang term for boldness or impudence.

He had the sauce to ask for a raise after just one month on the job.

Slang: alcoholic drink, especially liquor consumed habitually.

He promised to stay off the sauce for a month.

Internet slang: a source, citation, or reference for information or media.

Quit spreading rumors—what's your sauce for that story?

sauceverb

To add sauce to food.

She decided to sauce the pasta with a rich tomato and basil mixture.

To speak to someone in a disrespectful or cheeky manner.

He got in trouble for saucing the teacher during class.

sauceadjective

Used before another noun to denote that the following item is designed for making, holding, or serving sauce.

She reached for the sauce ladle.