adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.
2. 2
   sauce pan (a pan used to cook up a sauce)
3. 3
   A bowl-shaped pan used for sauces and other cookery.
4. 4
   sauce boat (a pitcher, dish, or, bowl, used to serve sauce)

Adjective

1. 1
   comparative form of saucy: more saucy comparative, form-of

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chefchef's pancookexecutive chefline chefmaster chef

Etymology

Etymology 1

From saucy + -er.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French saucier, from sauce + -ier.

Etymology 3

From sauce + -i- + -er.

Related phrases

sauce pansauce pot

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