sausage

noun

sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij 

plural sausages

1

: a seasoned minced or ground meat (such as pork, beef, or poultry) stuffed in casings usually of prepared animal intestine or made into patties

also : a link or patty of sausage

2

: a nonmeat link or patty similar to sausage that is made with various plant-based ingredients (such as textured vegetable protein)

see also how the sausage is made

Synonyms

• banger [British]
• link
• wurst

Examples of sausage in a Sentence

Would you like any sausage?

They bought sausages for the picnic.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pair with sausages cooked with a Madrasa wine/cherry sauce. —Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

The jambalaya is a standout, loaded with chicken and sausage. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025

Her mother, Hoa Nguyen, makes the cha sausage used in the dish from home, grinding the meat and steaming it in banana leaves. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 May 2025

The breakfast sandwich, made with country-style sausage on a Bo-Berry biscuit topped with icing, returned to menus in time for Bojangles to launch its first-ever National Bo-Berry Week. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sausige, from Anglo-French sauseche, saucis, from Late Latin salsicia, from Latin salsus salted — more at sauce

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sausage

• blood sausage
• how the sausage is made
• liver sausage
• not a sausage
• sausage dog
• Vienna sausage

Kids Definition

sausage

noun

sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij 

1

: highly seasoned ground meat (as pork) usually stuffed in casings

2

: a roll of sausage meat in a casing