souse
Meaning
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- Something kept or steeped in brine.
- Something kept or steeped in brine.
- Something kept or steeped in brine.
- Something kept or steeped in brine.
- Something kept or steeped in brine.
- The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
- A drunkard.
Synonyms
dip in
dip to immerse
push down into the water
Pronounced as (IPA)
/saʊs/
Etymology
From Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”) also a noun (“liquid for pickling,” “pickled pig parts”), from Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), from Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”). Cognate with Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), Old High German sulza (“brine”).
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