sausage

noun

sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij 

plural sausages

1

: a seasoned minced or ground meat (such as pork, beef, or poultry) stuffed in casings usually of prepared animal intestine or made into patties

also : a link or patty of sausage

2

: a nonmeat link or patty similar to sausage that is made with various plant-based ingredients (such as textured vegetable protein)

see also how the sausage is made

Synonyms

• banger [British]
• link
• wurst

Examples of sausage in a Sentence

Would you like any sausage?

They bought sausages for the picnic.

Recent Examples on the Web

That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup. —Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Grind your own meat for sausages and burgers with the KitchenAid food grinder attachment, which comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates. —Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024

The brunch buffet will include an omelet station and breakfast items such as French toast, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage and hash browns. —Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

Stuffing: Rye Whiskey’s Savory Edge Stuffing varies widely in flavors, from sage and thyme to meaty sausage or even fruits like apples and cranberries. —Emily Price, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sausige, from Anglo-French sauseche, saucis, from Late Latin salsicia, from Latin salsus salted — more at sauce

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sausage

• blood sausage
• how the sausage is made
• liver sausage
• not a sausage
• sausage dog
• Vienna sausage

Kids Definition

sausage

noun

sau·​sage ˈsȯ-sij 

1

: highly seasoned ground meat (as pork) usually stuffed in casings

2

: a roll of sausage meat in a casing