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sauce
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[sɔːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add moistness and flavour
(e.g: tomato sauce)
- alcoholic drink
(e.g: she's been on the sauce for years)
- impertinence; cheek
(e.g: ‘None of your sauce,’ said Aunt Edie)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin salsus ‘salted’, past participle of salere ‘to salt’, from sal ‘salt’. Compare with salad
[sɔːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide a sauce for (something); season with a sauce
(e.g: the vegetables were deliciously spiced and sauced)
- be rude or impudent to (someone)
(e.g: a boy had sauced a monitor who wanted his shoes shined)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin salsus ‘salted’, past participle of salere ‘to salt’, from sal ‘salt’. Compare with salad
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