noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsəʊteɪ/
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US:sōtāʹ
US:sôtāʹ
US:/soʊˈteɪ/
US:/sɔˈteɪ/
US:/sɑˈteɪ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A dish prepared this way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French sauté, past participle of sauter (“to sauté”, literally “to jump”); in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Central Bikol:
ginisa
— a dish prepared this way
Bulgarian:
соте́
(soté)
— a dish prepared this way
Finnish:
käristys
— a dish prepared this way
Galician:
rustrido
— a dish prepared this way
Galician:
refrito
— a dish prepared this way
Indonesian:
tumis
— a dish prepared this way
Indonesian:
tumisan
— a dish prepared this way
Italian:
saltata
— a dish prepared this way
Turkish:
sote
— a dish prepared this way
Central Bikol:
gisa
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Bulgarian:
соти́рам
(sotíram)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Catalan:
saltar
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Chinese Mandarin:
嫩煎
(nènjiān)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Chinese Mandarin:
煎炒
(jiānchǎo)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Danish:
sautere
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Finnish:
käristää
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Finnish:
soteerata
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
French:
sauter
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Galician:
refogar
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Galician:
rustrir
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
German:
sautieren
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Hungarian:
pirít
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Hungarian:
megpirít
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Hungarian:
kevés zsíron, hirtelen kisüt
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Indonesian:
tumis
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Irish:
sótáil
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Italian:
padellare
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Italian:
saltare
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Italian:
rosolare
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Japanese:
炒める
(itameru)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Japanese:
ソテー
(sotē)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Malay:
tumis
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Marathi:
सॉटे करणे
(sŏṭe karṇe)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Portuguese:
refogar
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Portuguese:
saltear
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Russian:
жа́рить на ма́сле
(žáritʹ na másle)
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Spanish:
rehogar
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Spanish:
ahogar
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Swedish:
sautera
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Turkish:
sotelemek
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat
Turkish:
sote etmek
— to cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat