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

There’s also children’s tea—a sweet treat involving hot cocoa, fresh fruit juice, or tea, alongside sausage rolls, scones, sandwiches, and the option of doughnuts, brownies, or honey cupcakes. —Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025

Come breakfast, guests make their way to the Garden Room for a full Irish breakfast of Clonakilty sausages and field mushrooms. —Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

Use a breakfast link sausage for a morning time twist. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

The dish, with roots in British culinary traditions, fell out of favor in the Northeast as oyster populations declined and tastes shifted toward ingredients such as sausage. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 26 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