noun

sausage

sausage

I like to eat sausage for breakfast.

I like to eat sausage for breakfast.

This recipe calls for two sausages.

This recipe calls for two sausages.

sausage (uncountable) sausage as a type of meat I don't eat sausage very often.

a sausage / sausages (countable) an individual sausage She put two sausages on my plate.

Synonyms: hot dog, bratwurst, salami

From Old French 'saussiche', from Latin 'salsus' meaning 'salted'.

Think of 'salted' meat. The 'sau-' part sounds a bit like 'salt'.

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