sauté
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French sauté, past participle of sauter, to jump, because the cook shakes the pan to make the food move around
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
sauté (third-person singular simple present sautés, present participle sautéing, simple past and past participle sautéed)
- (transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, shaking the pan so that the food does not stick to the pan as it cooks.
Translations [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
sauté m (feminine sautée, masculine plural sautés, feminine plural sautées)
- Past participle of sauter
