to souse
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8.9
- verb
- /saʊs/
- For a traditional recipe, remember to souse the vegetables in seasoned vinegar before serving.
Examples
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To prepare the dish, you should souse the fish in a tangy vinegar marinade for at least an hour.
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He peels back a corner of foil, tearing it slightly: beef roast, second day, chopped in hunks, soused in its own gravy.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Jackfish was the most soused of all the fish," Whippy Bird told us.
Fiction book (1990) -
Afterward, he took us to an Irish supper where they had corned beef, cabbage, and soused mackerel.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef decided to souse the meat in a mixture of brine and spices to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
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3.9
Soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add flavor
12
3.7
To soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add taste
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2.9
To preserve vegetables in vinegar or salty water for later eating
Antonyms
How Soaked
Surface Forms
Etymology
To souse (verb) is to soak food in a marinade or brine, so the food is full of flavour from the liquid. That's why cooks say they souse fish or meat before cooking or preserving it.