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apricot sauce

apricot sauce

2.1
A sweet sauce made from apricots used with meat or desserts
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪprɪkɒt sɔːs/
translation icon : salsa de albaricoque
  • The chef recommended pairing the duck with a spicy apricot sauce for an Asian-inspired twist.

Examples

  • I love apricot sauce on my pancakes.

  • Have you tried apricot sauce with duck?

  • She drizzled warm apricot sauce over the ice cream for a unique dessert.

  • The spring rolls were served with a tangy apricot sauce that perfectly complemented their flavor.

  • To serve, spoon apricot sauce over turkey cutlets for a sweet and savory dish.

  • Arrange pork on a platter and drizzle it with apricot sauce for added flavor.

  • For dessert, enjoy ice cream topped with apricot sauce for a fruity twist.

Synonyms

duck sauce
vsapricot sauce
  • US
3 2.2

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

is used both with Chinese dishes and as a dessert accompaniment
apple sauce
vsapricot sauce
3 1.0

A sweet, smooth food made by cooking and mashing apples, often with sugar and spices

is used as a sweet accompaniment for Chinese dishes and desserts rather than plain puree
plum sauce
vsapricot sauce
2 1.6

A sweet, tangy sauce made from plums used as a dip with Chinese dishes

is sweeter and less tangy, coming from fruit preserves or puree rather than vinegar
peach sauce
vsapricot sauce
2.3

A sweet sauce made from peaches used to add flavor to food

is used as a sweet accompaniment for Chinese dishes and also as a dessert sauce

Surface Forms

apricot sauce singular
apricot sauces plural

Morphology

apricot + sauce

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: a sauce (liquid/semi-liquid condiment) made from apricots, so a learner who knows 'apricot' and 'sauce' can infer the referent. This noun + noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic culinary pattern and requires no idiomatic or metaphorical knowledge, making it immediately understandable at B1 level.

Etymology

Apricot sauce comes from the simple idea of cooking apricots into a smooth sauce; cooks often use apricot preserves or a fruit puree to make a glaze or dip. That's why apricot sauce now means 'a sweet sauce made from apricots', often used with meats or desserts.