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 of sausage

• bologna
• wiener
• link
• wurst

Examples of sausage in a Sentence

Would you like any sausage?

They bought sausages for the picnic.

Recent Examples on the Web

Breakfast usually consists of three eggs, 175 grams of rice or potatoes, organic chicken sausage, maybe some fruit and toast, along with supplements. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Before immigrating, Brunn had built a thriving spice business in Germany, specializing in complex blends for sausages, but Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 forced him to leave everything behind. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Audi’s moved back to the same sausage different lengths situation in terms of design with its latest lineup. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026

Eaters had eight minutes to down as many dogs as possible, but unlike hot dog competitions, they were required to eat the corn dog breading at the same time as the sausage. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

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