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to sauce

to sauce

2 4.6
To put a liquid on food or make something more lively
  • verb
  • /sɔs/
translation icon : añadir salsa
  • Seafood, poultry, light salads, and lightly sauced pastas are only a few of the many possibilities.
  • to sauce pasta
  • lightly sauced
  • grilled and sauced

Examples

  • To make the dish more flavorful, be sure to sauce it with your favorite marinara.

  • If you want to impress your guests, sauce the chicken with a rich, creamy sauce.

  • We punch the pizza dough down, and it's time to sauce it up.

  • My advice to you is to sauce your counters down.

  • For a long time, Ada and Ruby ate apples at every meal, fried and stewed and pied and sauced.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She made dinners from one animal: ribs floating in soup and tongues cleverly sliced and sauced to look like steak.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He loves to sauce the tacos with spicy salsa to add a kick.

Synonyms

to spice
vsto sauce
15 2.3

To add plant seasonings to food to give it more flavor

is about adding a liquid topping or enlivening
to garnish with
vsto sauce
9 3.5

To add small pieces of food on top of a dish to make it look nicer

prefers adding a liquid topping to change taste and liveliness
to spice up
vsto sauce
2 2.8

To add spices or herbs to food to make it taste better

focuses on adding a liquid topping rather than dry seasonings
to soss
vsto sauce
  • UK
9.9

To put sauce on food

is the normal act of adding a liquid topping or enlivening
to lay on the sauce
vsto sauce
  • Informal
8.4

To put a lot of sauce on food or to use too much of something

is the moderate addition rather than an excessive application
to elevate a dish
vsto sauce
5.0

To make food taste or look better by adding a small extra ingredient

is the specific act of adding a liquid topping to improve taste
to garnish the dish
vsto sauce
3.4

To add small food items, like herbs or lemon peel, to a dish to make it look nicer

focuses on adding a liquid topping or making things livelier

Antonyms

15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

Idioms

A fair chance to take part or succeed

To ask for everyone to have an equal chance

An equal chance to be treated the same as others

8.4

To put a lot of sauce on food or to use too much of something

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

Compounds

34 1.0

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers that people add to food for heat

29 1.0

A dark salty liquid used to add flavor to food

20 1.0

A sauce made from cooked tomatoes and herbs for pasta and other dishes

A sweet red sauce made from cranberries to eat with roast meat like turkey

A spicy, sweet and tangy sauce used on grilled or smoked meat

7 1.3

A cold mayonnaise sauce with chopped pickles often served with fried fish

A sweet sauce made from chocolate and sugar to pour over desserts

A sauce usually made from tomatoes and herbs to serve with pasta

6 1.7

A white sauce made from cream used to add flavor to dishes like pasta or chicken

5 2.5

A strong savory topping for steak and other meats

4 2.0

A spicy red sauce made from ketchup, horseradish, and lemon juice, served with seafood

4 1.0

A creamy dip or topping flavored mainly with garlic

3 1.0

A creamy sauce made from melted cheese to pour over foods like pasta or vegetables

3 2.2

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

3 1.0

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

A sauce made with mushrooms to add flavor to foods like meat or pasta

3 1.0

A spicy, often creamy liquid people make with Indian spices for meat, rice, or vegetables

3 1.0

A food put on pasta to add flavor, often made from tomatoes, cream or oil

A dark, tangy sauce made from vinegar and spices used to add savory flavor to food

2 2.8

A sauce with a lot of black pepper served with meat like steak

2 1.7

A sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour

A sauce made from mustard mixed with vinegar and oil

2 1.6

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

2 3.4

A savory liquid made with wine and broth to serve with fish or meat

1 1.0

A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food

1 1.0

A thick chocolate sauce served hot over desserts like ice cream

1 3.9

A thick sweet Chinese sauce used to add flavor to meat and stir-fry

A hot sauce that uses aged red peppers and vinegar

1 1.0

A sauce made from mint, vinegar and sugar that is served with lamb

A creamy white sauce with a sharp taste from grated horseradish root, often served with meat or fish

1 1.2

Thick hot chocolate that you pour over ice cream

A white sauce you make by cooking milk with butter and flour until thick

A salty, savory sauce made by mixing mashed anchovies into a cream sauce

1 7.2

A rich cheese sauce made with butter, flour, milk, and grated cheese

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

1 1.0

A spicy tomato sauce used on tacos

A rich Italian topping for pasta made with ground beef, tomatoes, and vegetables

3.7

A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey

A sauce made with red wine, onions, herbs and butter, often served with beef

A rich sauce made from red wine, onions, herbs, and butter to serve with meat

A brown sauce made from fried onions, wine or vinegar, and parsley, served with meat

A dark savory sauce made from soy sauce used in Chinese and other Asian cooking

A savory dark sauce made from beef stock thickened with butter and flour and served with roast meat

A rich creamy sauce made with capers for fish or vegetables

A dark, salty sauce made with soy sauce and broth and used on Chinese dishes

allemande sauce
  • Specialized
8.8

A rich white sauce made from stock, thickened with egg yolks and cream and flavored with lemon juice

A sweet sauce made from apricots used with meat or desserts

A liquid or paste used in Korean cooking that often contains soy, garlic, and chili

A brown sauce made with fried onions, parsley, and white wine, served with meat or vegetables

mogul sauce
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark spiced sauce used with meat, like Worcestershire sauce

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

6.3

A sweet creamy mix of butter and sugar often flavored with brandy and served with warm pudding

A rich, filling pasta sauce made with a lot of meat, tomatoes and herbs

A smooth sauce made from light broth, butter, fried onion, paprika, and cream, served with meat or vegetables

A brown French sauce with mushrooms, tomato and white wine served with meat

9.5

A rich creamy sauce made from lobster butter, cream, and egg yolks, flavored with sherry and served with seafood

A creamy sauce of fried onion, paprika and cream

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

A creamy white mixture with horseradish and mustard served with meat

A rich brown sauce with mushrooms, onions, tomato, and white wine for meat

sauce Espagnole
  • Specialized
8.6

A dark brown French mixture for meat made from browned vegetables, beef stock and tomatoes

7.2

A creamy sauce of mayonnaise and cream with chopped green pepper and onion, flavored with chili, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon

A cold green sauce made with herbs and mayonnaise for fish or chicken

A cold dressing of oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

A leafy herb with a mild garlic smell used in salads or cooking

2.5

A tangy sauce to eat with seafood like shrimp and oysters

A white creamy sauce that uses cream and butter made from shrimp, served with seafood

A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings

A creamy sauce of cooked onions mixed with a smooth white sauce and cream

A dark, strong sauce made from vinegar and spices to add flavour to food

How Sauced

to drench
34 3.0
to sauce
2 4.6
to coat
105 2.8
to drizzle
18 2.7

Surface Forms

sauce infinitive
sauced past
sauced past participle
saucing present participle
sauces third person singular

Etymology

Sauce as a verb comes from the food word sauce, which goes back to the old Latin word salsus meaning 'salted' and is related to salt. So to sauce food is simply to add flavour or moisture, just like putting a sauce on a dish.