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

Example Sentences

Would you like any sausage?

They bought sausages for the picnic.

Recent Examples on the Web

Taiwanese sausages go round and round, sweating sweet juices. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023

Fans can also buy various snacks for $5-7 each or an Italian sausage or grilled chicken sandwich for $13 each. —Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2023

Pasta aglio e olio is not sushi, sausage or a salmon steak. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023

There's the black sesame bostock, a customer favorite, round and thick like brioche, resembling a yin yang thanks to a dusting of powdered sugar; a puffy biscuit features garlic, chives and lap cheong, a Chinese sausage; and delicate Portuguese egg tarts that always sell out quickly. —Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023

Farmers are planting broccoli and other new crops, restaurants offer better cuts of meat, and the government has hired a European company to produce local sausages as foreign workers transform Guyana’s consumption profile. —Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2023

The sausage’s role in helping fuel this year’s sometimes violent protests was observed by academic Emmanuelle Reungoat. —Oliver Briscoe, CNN, 11 May 2023

Some grocery items, however, have dropped in price over the past year, including beef, bacon and breakfast sausage. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023

Not all sausage finger situations are the result of dactylitis. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 May 2023

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

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