How to Pronounce Sauce

To pronounce "sauce", say SAUC-e — 2 syllables, IPA /sɔːs/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

Letters

/sɔːs/

IPA

"sauce" has 2 syllables: sauc-e. It rhymes with cross and gloss, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: soss — easy to mix up when writing.

noun

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
“apple sauce; mint sauce”
Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
“[meat] pie and [tomato] sauce”

verb

To add sauce to; to season.
To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.

noun

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
“The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.”
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
“The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.”

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

How many syllables are in "sauce"?▾

"Sauce" has 2 syllables: sauc · e.

What is the IPA transcription of "sauce"?▾

The IPA transcription of "sauce" is /sɔːs/.

What does "sauce" mean?▾

Sauce: A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

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