SAUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saute mean? 

• SAUTE (noun)
  The noun SAUTE has 1 sense:

1. a dish of sauteed food

  Familiarity information: SAUTE used as a noun is very rare.

• SAUTE (adjective)
  The adjective SAUTE has 1 sense:

1. fried quickly in a little fat

  Familiarity information: SAUTE used as an adjective is very rare.

• SAUTE (verb)
  The verb SAUTE has 1 sense:

1. fry briefly over high heat

  Familiarity information: SAUTE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAUTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dish of sauteed food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("saute" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

• SAUTE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fried quickly in a little fat

Synonyms:

saute; sauteed

Similar:

cooked (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)

• SAUTE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they saute    ... he / she / it sautes   
Past simple: sauted   
Past participle: sauted   
-ing form: sauteing    / sauting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry briefly over high heat

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

saute the onions

Hypernyms (to "saute" is one way to...):

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs saute the vegetables

Derivation:

sauteing (cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)