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

On the simpler side of the sheet pan is Ali Slagle’s lovely, minimalist sausage with peppers and tomatoes. —Melissa Clark, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025

The sausage or weiner is dipped in a batter made of bread crumbs rather than cornmeal, and often paired with melty cheese and sometimes even squid ink. —Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025

The sausage was good, but the salmon was excellent and not fishy at all. —Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025

The octopus Sonoran dog, is not an octopus sausage (nor a hot dog sliced to look like octopus!), but a seafood take on the Sonoran hot dog that’s become a bestseller. —Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025

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