sauce

[/sɔːs/]

noun/verbpl: sauces

molho

1. A liquid or semi-liquid preparation served with food to add flavor or moisture

The pasta was delicious with tomato sauce.

A massa estava deliciosa com molho de tomate.

2. Impudent or disrespectful language or behavior (informal)

Don't give me any sauce, young lady!

Não venha com essa atitude desrespeitosa para cima de mim!

3. To add sauce to food (verb)

Sauce the chicken before serving.

Coloque molho no frango antes de servir.

NYC Slang

sass (impudence); game (skill or confidence)

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

molho

standard term for any type of sauce

Rio de Janeiro

molho

same as general usage

São Paulo

molho

same as general usage

Portugal

molho

standard term; may also use 'tempero' for seasoning-based sauces

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (equal treatment for all)

sauce up (to make more interesting or lively)

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