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noun sau·sage \ ˈsȯ-sij \
|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Definition of sausage

: a highly seasoned minced meat (such as pork) usually stuffed in casings of prepared animal intestine; also : a link or patty of sausage

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Examples of sausage in a Sentence

  1. Would you like any sausage?

  2. They bought sausages for the picnic.

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Origin and Etymology of sausage

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

sausage Synonyms

Synonyms

link, wurst;

Related Words

bologna, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, kielbasa, knockwurst (also knackwurst), liver sausage (also liver pudding), liverwurst, pepperoni, salami, Vienna sausage, weenie, wiener (also weiner), wienerwurst;

blood sausage (also blood pudding);

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SAUSAGE Defined for English Language Learners

sausage

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Definition of sausage for English Language Learners

  • : spicy ground meat (such as pork) that is usually stuffed into a narrow tube of skin or made into a small flat cake

SAUSAGE Defined for Kids

sausage

noun sau·sage \ ˈsȯ-sij \

Definition of sausage for Students

1 : spicy ground meat (as pork) usually stuffed in casings
2 : a roll of sausage in a casing

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