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saucisse

sausage

noun soh-SEES Less Common

Origin: Late Latin 'salsicia', from 'salsus' (salted)

Usage Note

saucisse typically refers to a fresh sausage (to be cooked), while saucisson (m) is a cured, sliced sausage eaten cold. Une saucisse de Francfort is a frankfurter. The informal phrase ne pas attacher son chien avec des saucisses (not to tie up one's dog with sausages) means to be tight-fisted with money.

Examples

"Il grille des saucisses pour le barbecue."

Natural Translation

He's grilling sausages for the barbecue.

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