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sausage
[ saw-sij or, especially British, sos-ij ]
/ ˈsɔ sɪdʒ or, especially British, ˈsɒs ɪdʒ /
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Definition of sausage
noun
minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links.
Aeronautics. a sausage-shaped observation balloon, formerly used in warfare.
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Origin of sausage
OTHER WORDS FROM sausage
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British Dictionary definitions for sausage
sausage
/ (ˈsɒsɪdʒ) /
noun
finely minced meat, esp pork or beef, mixed with fat, cereal or bread, and seasonings (sausage meat), and packed into a tube-shaped animal intestine or synthetic casing
an object shaped like a sausage
aeronautics informal a captive balloon shaped like a sausage
not a sausage nothing at all
Derived forms of sausage
sausage-like, adjectiveWord Origin for sausage
C15: from Old Norman French saussiche, from Late Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus salted; see sauce
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