Sau'sage, n.

n. [Fr. saucisse, Sp. salchicha, It. salsiccia, salcizza, L. Lat. salcitia, salsicia, from Fr. sauce, Sp. & It. salsa. See SAUCE.] An article of food made of meat minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin, usually made of the intestines of some animal.

☞ Pronounced saw'sij, or sās'sij, by Walker, and still pronounced sās'sij by the vulgar.