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sausage

Syllabification: (sau·sage)
Pronunciation: /ˈsôsij/
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Definition of sausage

noun

  • a cylindrical length of minced and seasoned pork, beef, or other meat encased in a skin, typically sold raw to be grilled, boiled, or fried before eating.
  • minced and seasoned meat that has been encased in a skin and cooked or preserved, sold mainly to be eaten cold in slices:smoked German sausage
  • [usually as modifier] used in references to the characteristic cylindrical shape of sausages:mold into a sausage shape

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old Northern French saussiche, from medieval Latin salsicia, from Latin salsus 'salted' (see sauce)

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