saucier

English

Etymology 1

From saucy +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːsɪə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: säʹsēər, IPA^(key): /ˈsɑsiɚ/

Adjective

saucier

1. comparative form of saucy: more saucy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French saucier, from sauce +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sosje/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

saucier (plural sauciers)

1. In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.

   Synonym: sauce chef

2. A bowl-shaped pan used for sauces and other cookery.

   Synonym: chef's pan

Coordinate terms

(sauce chef):

• chef
• cook
• executive chef
• line chef / line cook
• master chef
• pastry chef
• prep chef / prep cook
• scullery maid
• short-order cook
• sous-chef
• sushi chef
• washer

Translations

sauce chef

French: saucier (fr) m

Etymology 3

From sauce +‎ -i- +‎ -er.

Noun

saucier (plural sauciers)

1. sauce pan (a pan used to cook up a sauce)
2. sauce boat (a pitcher, dish, or, bowl, used to serve sauce)

See also

• saucer
• sauce pan
• sauce pot

Anagrams

• scaurie, uricase

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

saucier m (plural sauciers)

1. saucier (sauce chef)

Coordinate terms

(sauce chef):

• aide cuisinier
• biscuitier
• chef
• chef pâtissier
• chocolatier
• crémier
• garde-manger
• pâtissier
• pâtissier-décorateur
• pâtissier-boulanger
• rôtisseur
• sous-chef

Related terms

• sauce
• saucer
• saucière

Descendants

• English: saucier

Further reading

• “saucier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

saucier

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sauciō