Sauce
/sษหs/
The meaning and definition of Sauce, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
โapple sauce; mint sauceโ
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Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
โ[meat] pie and [tomato] sauceโ
noun
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The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
โThe accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.โ
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Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
โThe main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
sowl wellspring
Origin
From Old French sauce, from Latin salsa.
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