Worcestershire

//ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Worcestershire sauce. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
  2. 2
    a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and West Midlands.

Synonyms

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worcester sauceworcester sauceworcestershire sauce

Example

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"How about adding some Worcestershire sauce?"

Etymology

From Middle English Wyrcestreschire, from Old English Weogornaċeastresċīr; equivalent to Worcester + -shire.

Related phrases

Worcestershire saucehereford and worcesterwest midlandsworcestershire sauce

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