hard sauce

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd saws]
- /hɑrd sɔs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd saws]
- /hɑrd sɔs/

Definitions of hard sauce words

noun hard sauce a mixture of butter and confectioners' sugar, often with flavoring and cream. 1
noun hard sauce a sweet, creamy mixture of butter, powdered sugar, and a flavoring such as vanilla extract, rum, or brandy, served as with plum pudding or cake 0

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Origin of hard sauce

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Hard sauce

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

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hard sauce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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