Applesauce - Meaning, Definition & English Examples
Applesauce is a sweet, soft food made by cooking apples until they break down into a smooth puree. It is often eaten as a side dish or dessert.
Definition:
A sweet puree made from cooked apples, often used as a sauce or baby food.
Synonyms:
apple puree, fruit sauce, compote
Part of Speech:
noun
Antonyms:
solid apples, whole apples
Common Collocations:
homemade applesauce, cinnamon applesauce, jar of applesauce
Derivatives:
applesaucy (adj.), applesauces (pl.)
Usage Tips:
Use "applesauce" to describe a smooth, sweet apple dish, not chunky or whole fruit preparations.
Common Phrases:
easy as applesauce, in a pickle (contrastive), full of applesauce (nonsense)
Etymology:
Derived from "apple" + "sauce," first recorded in the 18th century as a culinary term.
Examples:
- 1. She stirred cinnamon into the warm applesauce.
- 2. The baby happily ate his bowl of homemade applesauce.
- 3. Grandma’s recipe for spiced applesauce is my favorite.
- 4. Store-bought applesauce often contains added sugar and preservatives.