sauté


2sauté

verb
sau·téed also sau·teedsau·té·ing also sau·te·ing

Definition of SAUTÉ

transitive verb
: to fry in a small amount of fat

Variants of SAUTÉ

sauté also saute

Examples of SAUTÉ

  1. Sauté the onion and garlic.
  2. peppers sautéed in olive oil

First Known Use of SAUTÉ

1859

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