Colloquial Variant guide

apple sauce

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A culinary dish prepared by pureeing cooked apples.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of applesauce (“nonsense”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, dated, slang, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: applesauce

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: æblemos — a culinary dish
  • Dutch: appelmoes — a culinary dish
  • Dutch: appelcompote — a culinary dish
  • Dutch: appelspijs — a culinary dish
  • Finnish: omenasose — a culinary dish
  • French: compote de pommes — a culinary dish
  • French: marmelade de pommes — a culinary dish
  • German: Apfelmus — a culinary dish
  • Icelandic: eplamauk — a culinary dish
  • Icelandic: eplamús — a culinary dish
  • Irish: anlann úll — a culinary dish
  • Italian: passata di mela — a culinary dish
  • Italian: purea di mela — a culinary dish
  • Norman: gelot — a culinary dish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eplemos — a culinary dish
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eplemos — a culinary dish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: яблукова мачанка (jablukova mačanka) — a culinary dish
  • Plautdietsch: Aupelmooss — a culinary dish
  • Plautdietsch: Aupelmoos — a culinary dish
  • Portuguese: purê de maçã — a culinary dish
  • Russian: я́блочное пюре́ (jábločnoje pjurɛ́) — a culinary dish
  • Spanish: compota de manzanas — a culinary dish
  • Swedish: äppelmos — a culinary dish
  • Swedish: äpplemos — a culinary dish
  • Turkish: elma ezmesi — a culinary dish
  • Yiddish: עפּל־קאָמפּאָט (epl-kompot) — a culinary dish