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SAUTE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dish of sauteed food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("saute" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fried quickly in a little fat

Synonyms:

saute; sauteed

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cooked (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry briefly over high heat

Example:

saute the onions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "saute" is one way to...):

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs saute the vegetables

Derivation:

sauteing (cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)

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