noun

sauce

sauce, gravy

This pasta needs more sauce.

This pasta needs more sauce.

He added a spicy sauce to the chicken.

He added a spicy sauce to the chicken.

((noun)) sauce to specify the type of sauce I like tomato sauce.

sauce for ((sth.)) to indicate what the sauce is for This is a sauce for fish.

Synonyms: dressing, gravy, condiment

From Old French 'sauce', from Latin 'salsa', meaning 'salted things'.

Think of 'salt' as the original 'sauce' or seasoning. The words are related.

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