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

At Wiener Kitchen in Overland Park, a group of four men that meet at the sausage counter and restaurant every Wednesday for lunch had never heard of the Kansas City version, despite it being mentioned feet away from their table on a menu board. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Wetherington opted for a heritage-breed pork sausage from California farm Peads & Barnetts. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

There’s always a line at Beckmann’s Old World Bakery for sourdough loaves and strawberry pies, and food trucks offer everything from Brazilian barbecue to homemade kombucha to British sausage rolls. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

There’s a $7 sausage wrap combo with Fresnos, caramelized onions and Dijon mustard-mayo. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 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