sautéed

adjective

sau·​téed sȯ-ˈtād How to pronounce sautéed (audio)
sō-
variants or less commonly sauteed
: cooked by frying in a small amount of fat
sautéed mushrooms/onions/spinach
… veal cooked in a lightened veal stock enriched with cream and combined with sautéed cucumbers.Anne De Ravel
I was sorry to have missed a sometime specialty of sauteed scallops crowned with different caviars.Caroline Bates

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sautéed was in 1849

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“Sautéed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saut%C3%A9ed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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