sauté

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb form

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French sauté, past participle of sauter, to jump, because the cook shakes the pan to make the food move around

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) /ˈsəʊteɪ/, /"s@UteI/
• (US) enPR: sōtāʹ, IPA: /soʊˈteɪ/, SAMPA: /soU"teI/

[edit] Verb

to sauté (third-person singular simple present sautés, present participle sautéing, simple past and past participle sautéed)

1. (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.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb form

sauté m (f sautée, m plural sautés, f plural sautées)

1. past participle of the verb sauter