noun

1. 1. a liquid or soft mixture served with food to add flavor or enhance its general appeal
   2. a flavored syrup used as a topping, as on ice cream
2. ☆ stewed or preserved fruit
3. something that adds interest, zest, or flavor
4. Dialectal garden vegetables eaten as a side dish
5. Informal impertinence; impudence
6. ☆ Slang alcoholic liquor: usually with the

Etymology: ME < OFr sause, saulse < L salsa, salted food < pl. of salsus, pp. of salire, to salt < sal, salt

transitive verb sauced, saucing sauc′·ing

1. to flavor or season with a sauce
2. to give flavor or relish to
3. Informal to be impudent or impertinent to