sausage
gb/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ/ us/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ/
A2
English
kolbász, hurka
NOUN
A2
1
kolbász
A2
Usage pattern:
[a] sausage; sausages
We grilled sausages and vegetables for dinner.
Vacsorára kolbászt és zöldségeket grilleztünk.
Add sliced sausage to the pasta sauce.
Tegyél karikára vágott kolbászt a tésztaszószba.
She ordered sausage and eggs.
Learner examples
I ate a sausage.
Ettem egy kolbászt.
Do you like sausages?
Szereted a kolbászt?
Common mistake:
Learners may treat it as uncountable; in English it is usually countable (a sausage, two sausages).
Meaning
meat food in a casing
Collocations
pork sausage
|Italian sausage
|breakfast sausage
|sausage link
|sausage meat
|sausage casing
|grilled sausages
|fry sausages
|vegetarian sausage
|sausage and mash
Synonyms
link (Used especially for a single sausage in a casing.)
|
banger (Informal British English for a sausage.)
Themes
food
|cooking
|daily_life
Definition
A food made from meat (or a substitute), shaped like a tube.
A food made from minced or ground meat (or a meat substitute) mixed with seasonings and usually formed into a long tube, often by stuffing it into a casing, then cooked.
NOUN
B2
2
hurka
B2
Usage pattern:
a sausage of [material]
Roll the dough into a long sausage and cut it into pieces.
Sodord a tésztát hosszú hurkává, majd vágd darabokra.
The child made little sausages of clay for the model.
A gyerek kis agyaghurkákat készített a modellhez.
Squeeze the sealant out in a sausage-shaped line along the edge.
Learner examples
Make a sausage of dough.
Sodorj egy hurkát a tésztából.
Roll it into a long sausage.
Sodord hosszú hurkává.
Common mistake:
This meaning is usually used with materials (dough, clay, putty), not for hard objects.
Meaning
cylindrical lump of material
Collocations
a sausage of dough
|a sausage of clay
|a sausage of putty
|roll it into a sausage
|sausage-shaped
Synonyms
roll (Emphasizes something formed by rolling soft material.)
|
cylinder (More general and geometric; not necessarily soft or handmade.)
Antonyms
sphere (Opposite shape (round rather than long).)
Themes
crafts
|materials
|shapes
Definition
A long, tube-like piece of soft material.
A long, roughly cylindrical piece of something soft or moldable, shaped like a sausage.
NOUN
C1
VULGAR
3
kolbász
C1
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s sausage
He made a crude comment about his "sausage."
Durva megjegyzést tett a „kolbászára”.
The comedian’s joke compared a penis to a sausage.
A humorista viccében a péniszt a kolbászhoz hasonlította.
The script includes several vulgar references to a character’s "sausage."
Common mistake:
This usage can sound offensive or childish; avoid it in polite conversation.
Meaning
penis (slang)
Collocations
a crude sausage joke
|call it a "sausage"
Synonyms
dick (More common but also very informal and often offensive.)
|
penis (Neutral and medical, not slang.)
Themes
body
|sexuality
|slang
Definition
A rude slang word for a penis.
A penis (used as a slang, often crude or humorous term).
Grammar
Dictionary form
sausage
IPA
GB/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ/
US/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ/
Syllables & stress
saus - age (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (saus)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: sausage
- Plural: sausage, sausages
Expressions
not worth a sausage
1/nˈɑt wˈɚθ ə sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
informal
worth nothing at all
Not worth anything.
Examples
- That old phone isn’t worth a sausage now.
- The promise turned out to be not worth a sausage.
- His advice was not worth a sausage.
sausage dog
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ dˈɔɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
dachshund (long-bodied dog)
A dachshund.
Examples
- My sister has a sausage dog called Milo.
- Two sausage dogs raced across the park.
- The vet specializes in small breeds like sausage dogs.
Learner examples
- This is my sausage dog.
- I like sausage dogs.
sausage fest
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ fˈɛst/
fixed phrase
slang
place full of men
A place with almost only men.
Examples
- The gym was a total sausage fest at 6 a.m.
- Their group chat is a sausage fest—no one ever invites women.
- The cast is a sausage fest, and critics have noticed.
sausage fingers
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ fˈɪŋɡɚz/
fixed phrase
informal
thick, swollen fingers
To have very thick fingers.
Examples
- My ring won’t come off—my fingers are like sausage fingers today.
- I can’t type well with these sausage fingers.
- After the long flight, she joked that she had sausage fingers from swelling.
Learner examples
- My fingers are like sausage fingers.
- I have sausage fingers today.
sausage party
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ pˈɑɹti/
fixed phrase
informal
gathering with mostly men
A place or event with mostly men.
Examples
- I left early— it turned into a sausage party.
- The networking event was basically a sausage party.
- We need more women on the panel; right now it’s a sausage party.
sausage roll
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ ɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
pastry filled with sausage meat
Meat wrapped in pastry and baked.
Examples
- I grabbed a sausage roll on the way to work.
- They served mini sausage rolls at the party.
- Can you warm up these sausage rolls in the oven?
Learner examples
- I want a sausage roll.
- We ate two sausage rolls.
sausage sizzle
1/sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ sˈɪzəl/
fixed phrase
barbecue sausage fundraising event
An event selling grilled sausages, often to raise money.
Examples
- The school is running a sausage sizzle this Saturday.
- We stopped at the hardware store for a sausage sizzle.
- They raised money for the team with a sausage sizzle outside the hall.
Learner examples
- There is a sausage sizzle today.
- We bought sausages at the sausage sizzle.
see how the sausage is made
1/sˈi hˈaʊ ðə sˈɔsɪd͡ʒ ˈɪz mˈeɪd/
idiom
informal
learn messy behind-the-scenes truth
To see how something is really done, including the ugly parts.
Examples
- Working in politics taught her how the sausage is made.
- Don’t read the leaked emails if you don’t want to see how the sausage is made.
- Once you see how the sausage is made, you may not enjoy the product as much.