sausage

noun
UK: /ˈsɒsɪdʒ/
US: /ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/

  1. A type of food made from minced meat, typically pork, beef, or poultry, mixed with fat, herbs, and spices, and encased in a skin.

    1. I ate a sausage. [ ] [ ]
    2. We grilled sausages at the barbecue, and they were delicious. [ ] [ ]

  2. Informal term for a cylindrical object resembling a sausage in shape.

    1. The mechanic pointed to the sausage of metal under the car. [ ] [ ]
    2. The climber secured a sausage-shaped piece of gear to the rock face. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

banger salami frankfurter wiener
sausage transitive-verb

  1. To make into sausages.

    1. They sausage their own meat. [ ] [ ]
    2. The butcher expertly sausaged the pork, preparing it for sale at the market. [ ] [ ]
sausage intransitive-verb

  1. To move or squeeze into a space with difficulty.

    1. I sausage into the car. [ ] [ ]
    2. The crowd sausaged its way through the narrow entrance to the stadium. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sausage" in English means: A type of food made from minced meat, typically pork, beef, or poultry, mixed with fat, herbs, and spices, and encased in a skin., Informal term for a cylindrical object resembling a sausage in shape..

The phonetic transcription of "sausage" is /ˈsɒsɪdʒ/ in British English and /ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sausage": banger, salami, frankfurter, wiener.

Example usage of "sausage": "I ate a sausage.". More examples on the page.