English Explanatory Dictionary

sauté

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.
noun
  1. A dish prepared this way.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊteɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sauté.wav sōtāʹ sôtāʹ /soʊˈteɪ/ /sɔˈteɪ/ /sɑˈteɪ/ En-us-sauté.oga

Word forms

sauté sautés sautéing sautéed sautéd saute sautee sautée sauter

Etymology

Borrowed from French sauté, past participle of sauter (“to sauté”, literally “to jump”); in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil.

Derived words

sauté up saute pan
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