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sauté

Syllabification: (sau·té)
Pronunciation: /sôˈtā, sō-/
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Definition of sauté

adjective

  • 1 [attributive] fried quickly in a little hot fat:sauté potatoes
  • 2 Ballet a jump off both feet, landing in the same position.

noun

  • a dish consisting of ingredients that have been sautéed.

verb (sautés, sautéing /-ˈtāiNG/, sautéed /-ˈtād/ or sautéd)

[with object]
  • fry quickly in a little hot fat:sauté the onions in the olive oil

Origin:

early 19th century: French, literally 'jumped', past participle of sauter

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Sauté is a French word and is spelled with an accent on the e.

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