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sausage

[ saw-sijor, especially British, sos-ij ]

noun

  1. minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links.
  2. Aeronautics. a sausage-shaped observation balloon, formerly used in warfare.


sausage

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. finely minced meat, esp pork or beef, mixed with fat, cereal or bread, and seasonings ( sausage meat ), and packed into a tube-shaped animal intestine or synthetic casing
  2. an object shaped like a sausage
  3. informal.
    aeronautics a captive balloon shaped like a sausage
  4. not a sausage
    nothing at all
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ-ˌ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • s· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sausage1

1400–50; late Middle English sausige < dialectal Old French sausiche < Late Latin ī, neuter plural of īܲ seasoned with salt, derivative of Latin salsus salted. See sauce, -itious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sausage1

C15: from Old Norman French saussiche, from Late Latin ī, from Latin salsus salted; see sauce
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“My absolute favorite is Ca Com, the banh mi shop from the Anchovy team. They break down whole pigs in their hatted kitchen next door to make the jungle sausage in my favorite order.”

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Duck, foie gras, and truffle combine in a sausage that’s rich, indulgent and ready to impress, whether you’re grilling for friends or making a 2 a.m. pasta that accidentally turns out restaurant-quality.

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Pork, beef, lamb, mutton, goat, venison and any other products made from these meats - such as sausages - from the EU have been banned.

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The EPA ditched the roller method in late March for a simpler solution: two bright blue machines that look like giant sausage grinders.

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Some kitchens swear by beef, others insist on pork sausage, or sometimes a compromise of both.

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