sauce

noun
UK: /sɔːs/
US: /sɑːs/

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

    1. I like to put sauce on my pasta. [ ] [ ]
    2. The chef prepared a special sauce to complement the grilled fish, enhancing its flavor. [ ] [ ]

  2. Something that adds interest or excitement.

    1. The comedian's jokes had a lot of sauce. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her stories about her travels always had a certain sauce that made them captivating. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

flavoring dressing gravy relish topping
sauce verb

  1. To add sauce to food.

    1. I will sauce the chicken before baking it. [ ] [ ]
    2. She sauced the vegetables generously to improve their bland taste significantly. [ ] [ ]

  2. To behave in a rude or disrespectful way.

    1. Don't sauce me; I'm your elder. [ ] [ ]
    2. The young man was reprimanded for saucing his teacher during the class discussion. [ ] [ ]
sauce adjective

  1. Cheeky or impertinent.

    1. He gave a sauce look. [ ] [ ]
    2. The sauce remark earned him a stern look from his usually lenient mother. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sauce" in English means: A liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add flavor., Something that adds interest or excitement..

The phonetic transcription of "sauce" is /sɔːs/ in British English and /sɑːs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sauce": flavoring, dressing, gravy, relish, topping.

Example usage of "sauce": "I like to put sauce on my pasta.". More examples on the page.