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unsauced

unsauced

5.8
Not covered with sauce when served
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsɔst/
translation icon : sin salsa
  • The chef recommended a side of unsauced grilled eggplant to enhance the flavor of the dish.

Examples

  • So I still drink my lovely Belgian wheats, but try to skip the fries and eat more unsauced vegetables.

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  • For a healthier choice, I prefer my meals with unsauced vegetables instead of fried options.

  • At the restaurant, I ordered the unsauced pasta to enjoy the taste of the fresh ingredients.

Synonyms

sauceless
vsunsauced
1 3.8

Not covered or served with sauce

is the same meaning but uses an alternative negative adjective form

Antonyms

sauced
  • Slang
9.8

Very drunk or for food covered in a thick liquid to add flavor

Surface Forms

unsauced positive

Morphology

unsauced = sauced (transparent) = un + sauce + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation of 'sauced' with the productive prefix 'un-', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word unsauced is simply un- ('not') plus sauce, which means a 'flavouring liquid' added to food, so imagine plain chicken or pasta with no sauce to taste the food itself. So, unsauced means not covered or served with sauce.