/ ˈsəʊteɪ; NAmE soʊˈteɪ/ verb
( sauté·ing , sautéed , sautéed ) or ( sauté·ing , sautéd , sautéd ) [ vn ] to fry food quickly in a little hot fat
► sauté adjective [ only before noun ]:
sauté potatoes
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: French , literally jumped , past participle of sauter .