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

These hasselback sausage bites (made with smoky Conecuh sausage, of course) are crispy, crunchy, syrupy, and tangy. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025

In addition to steaks, loins and ground meat, Flowers said customers can order batches of breakfast or summer sausage. —Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025

Rodrigo is perfectly handsome, has arms that look like three pounds of sausage in a two-pound casing, and is perfectly fit. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025

Sample aged meats, pecorino, and wild boar sausage. —Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 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