American English

How to pronounce sauce

nounA2Common word
SAWS

/sɔs/

One syllable.

A liquid or thick mixture added to food to give it more flavor or to serve with it.

What to listen for

“Sauce” is usually pronounced /sɔs/. In some American accents, you may hear /sɑs/.

usual pronunciation/sɔs/
Also heard/sɑs/
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Meanings & examples

noun

A liquid or thick mixture added to food to give it more flavor or to serve with it.

I made a tomato sauce for the pasta.

Dip the fries in the sauce.

Common phrases & grammar

tomato sauce · hot sauce · pasta sauce · serve with sauce

a sauce for + food

serve + food + with sauce

Related words & forms

Add -es after the final s: sauces.