/ ˈsɒsɪdʒ; NAmE ˈsɔːs-/ noun
[ C , U ] a mixture of finely chopped meat, fat, bread, etc. in a long tube of skin, cooked and eaten whole or served cold in thin slices :
beef / pork sausages
200g of garlic sausage
—see also liver sausage
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IDIOMS
- not a sausage
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old Northern French saussiche , from medieval Latin salsicia , from Latin salsus salted, past participle of salere to salt, from sal salt.