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σάλτσα
sauce /ˈsalt.sa/
nounB1#1837 most common
Also: gravy, dressing
Example sentences
Μου αρέσει η σάλτσα.
I like the sauce.
Βάζω σάλτσα στο ζυμαρικό.
I put sauce on the pasta.
Η σάλτσα είναι πολύ νόστιμη.
The sauce is very tasty.
Η γιαγιά μου φτιάχνει σπιτική σάλτσα ντομάτας κάθε Κυριακή.
My grandmother makes homemade tomato sauce every Sunday.
Το κρέας σιγοβράζει στη σάλτσα για δύο ώρες, ώστε να μαλακώσει καλά.
The meat simmers in the sauce for two hours, so that it softens well.
Αν η σάλτσα δεν δέσει σωστά, το πιάτο χάνει την υφή που του δίνει χαρακτήρα.
If the sauce does not thicken properly, the dish loses the texture that gives it character.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η σάλτσα | οι σάλτσες |
| Genitive | της σάλτσας | των σαλτσών |
| Accusative | τη σάλτσα | τις σάλτσες |
| Vocative | σάλτσα | σάλτσες |
Word family
σαλτσιέραsauce boat, gravy boat
σαλτσάρωto douse food with sauce (informal)
σαλτσωμένοςcovered in sauce
κόκκινη σάλτσαtomato sauce (literally red sauce)
Etymology
Σάλτσα came into Greek from Italian salsa. The Italian word traces back to Vulgar Latin salsa, the feminine form of salsus, meaning salted. Italian cooking terms spread widely through Mediterranean trade and Venetian contact with Greek ports, and σάλτσα is one of many everyday Greek kitchen words with this route. The underlying idea, something preserved or flavored with salt, still echoes faintly in the modern sense of a savory liquid poured over food.
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