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worcestershire sauce

/ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
worces-ter-shire sauce
IPA
/ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An English condiment made with vinegar, onions, garlic, etc.; a thin, piquant sauce used as a table sauce, to flavour casseroles etc. and as an ingredient in Bloody Marys.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/
  • British English: /ˈwʊstəʃə ˈsɔːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Worcestershire sauces (plural)

Synonyms

wash your sister sauce Worcester sauce worcestershire

Questions

How do you pronounce worcestershire sauce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/.
What does worcestershire sauce mean?
An English condiment made with vinegar, onions, garlic, etc.; a thin, piquant sauce used as a table sauce, to flavour casseroles etc. and as an ingredient in Bloody Marys.

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