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sausage

n. C / U
A1 Beginner US //ˈsɔsədʒ// UK //sˈɒsɪdʒ// sausage Archaic Informal Slang Vulgar

n. a food made of ground meat, fat, and spices shaped into a tube. You usually cook it by frying, grilling, or boiling.

n. a food item consisting of minced meat, animal fat, and seasonings, typically encased in a cylindrical skin made of intestine or synthetic material.


SIMPLE

I usually have a sausage with my eggs for breakfast.

CONTEXTUAL

The butcher prepares a fresh batch of pork and herb sausages every Saturday morning.

COMPLEX

Artisanal producers often experiment with various ratios of lean meat to fat to ensure the sausage remains succulent during the high-heat curing or smoking process.

Synonyms
Origin

From late Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Sicilian sausizza, Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), feminine of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin salsus (“salted”), from sal (“salt”). More at salt. Doublet of saucisse. See also Sicilian sausizza. Displaced native Old English mearh.

Usage

Countable when referring to the individual links; uncountable when referring to the meat substance itself.

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