sausage
UK: ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ | US: ˈsɔː.sɪdʒ
n. a seasoned minced meat (such as pork or beef) stuffed into a casing, typically cooked by frying, grilling, or boiling.
sausage = saus<salty> + age<noun suffix>
- saus (from Latin salsus, meaning "salted" or "preserved")
- age (a noun-forming suffix indicating a product or result, from Latin -aticum)
Etymology Origin:
The word "sausage" traces back to the Latin salsus ("salted"), reflecting its historical preservation method. The suffix -age denotes a product, giving us "sausage" as a salted meat product. The term entered English via Old French saussiche, evolving into Middle English sausige. The logic is straightforward: salted meat + processing = sausage.
She grilled sausages for breakfast.
The market sells homemade sausages with herbs.
He prefers spicy Italian sausage on his pizza.
Traditional British bangers are a type of sausage.
The recipe calls for finely ground sausage meat.