sausage

noun

sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij How to pronounce sausage (audio)
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

Examples of sausage in a Sentence

Would you like any sausage? They bought sausages for the picnic.
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These sausage bites are the appetizer that will keep crowds hovering around the buffet table. Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025 The fatty ground pork that makes the spreadable salume such a tasty topping for pizza and pasta melts when it is heated up in a pan, blooming the Calabrian chile in the sausage’s own fat. Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025 The all-beef patties are inspired by sai oua, a classic spicy Lao sausage containing lemongrass, ginger-like galangal and fish sauce. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 This Foster Farms recall follows a similar recall initiated in September by The Hillshire Brands Company of approximately 58 million pounds of corn dog and sausage on a stick products, also possibly contaminated with pieces of wood in the batter. Amber Brenza, Health, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sausage

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of sausage was in the 15th century

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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sausage. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

sausage

noun
sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij How to pronounce sausage (audio)
1
: highly seasoned ground meat (as pork) usually stuffed in casings
2
: a roll of sausage meat in a casing

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