Worcestershire sauce

noun

Worces·​ter·​shire sauce ˈwu̇-stər-ˌshir- How to pronounce Worcestershire sauce (audio)
-stə-,
-shər- How to pronounce Worcestershire sauce (audio)
 also  -ˌshī(-ə)r-
: a pungent sauce whose ingredients include soy, vinegar, and garlic

called also Worcestershire

Examples of Worcestershire sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our basic Hot buttered Cheerios® recipe is made with butter and Worcestershire sauce. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024 After numerous changes of hands post-Matheson (one of which included C. W. Dyson Perrins, the grandson of Worcestershire sauce co-creator William Henry Perrins), the castle wound up with the McTaggart family in the 1980s and has been with them ever since. Rendy Jones, EW.com, 7 June 2024 Add the Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar and mustard and mix to combine. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2024 Getty Images Bloody Mary Ingredients: tomato juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, vodka A Bloody Mary has long been known as the best cocktail to order on a plane. Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for Worcestershire sauce 

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Word History

Etymology

Worcestershire, England, where it was originally made

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Worcestershire sauce was in 1843

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Cite this Entry

“Worcestershire sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Worcestershire%20sauce. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

Worcestershire sauce

noun
Worces·​ter·​shire sauce ˈwu̇s-tər-ˌshir- How to pronounce Worcestershire sauce (audio) -shər- How to pronounce Worcestershire sauce (audio)
: a sauce whose ingredients include soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic

called also Worcestershire

Etymology

from Worcestershire, England, where it was originally made

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