| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin salsa, from sallere 'to add salt to', from sal 'salt' |
1 [uncountable and countable]DFC a thick cooked liquid that is served with food to give it a particular taste
spaghetti sauces
spaghetti sauces2 [uncountable] British English old-fashioned rude remarks made to someone that you should respect :
Less of your sauce, my girl!
Less of your sauce, my girl!3 used to say that if one person is treated in a particular way, other people should be treated in the same way

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