German word

Sauce

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈzoːsə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsauce

Example

Diese Sauce passt gut zum Fleisch.

This sauce pairs well with the meat.

Illustration for Sauce (sauce)

More examples

Der Koch muss die Sauce sorgfältig abschmecken.

The chef must carefully season the sauce.

Core concept

A seasoned pour that coats food, from a thin drizzle to a thick topping.

Common phrases

  • Sauce abschmecken

    season the sauce

  • dicke Sauce

    thick sauce

Similar words

Soße: A savory or thickened topping used to add flavor to food.
Dressing: A salad topping made as a liquid or emulsion.
Bratensoße: A thick gravy made from meat juices and used with meat dishes.
Ketchup: A bottled tomato condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor.

Definition in German

Die Sauce ist eine gewürzte Flüssigkeit oder dickere Creme, die Speisen Geschmack, Feuchtigkeit oder eine bestimmte Konsistenz verleiht.

Word origin

German Sauce was borrowed from French sauce, which goes back through Old French to Latin salsa, meaning salted or seasoned.

Usage tips

  • Sauce is feminine in German, so the standard form is die Sauce and the plural is Saucen.

Other meanings

  • gravynoun

Related words

  • Saucenbasissauce basenoun
  • Saucenrezeptsauce recipenoun

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