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

The concept of a diner-style restaurant with a sausage specialty was quite a novelty at the time, and folks lined up to score one of the coveted 11 stools that lined the counter or a seat at one of the seven booths along the wall. —Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026

Some of the most popular dishes are chicken cutlets, sausage and peppers, meatballs, penne, beef stew and the deep dish, Sicilian pizza. —Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026

Chef Rob Chambers, who grew up making pasta with an aunt in Campania, brings a modern twist to Italian classics—think plates of rigatoni smothered in pork sausage ragù, served pretty as a picture. —Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026

The hot dogs, sausage, ham, bacon, pepperoni, bologna and Lunchables in that cold unit also weren’t cool enough and got smothered with Stop Sales. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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