Phrase guide

Worcestershire sauce

noun · 2 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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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwʊstəʃə ˈsɔːs/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈwɵstəʃə ˈsoːs/
  • Scotland: /ˈwʉstəɾʃəɾ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɔs/
  • US: /ˈwɝʃtəʃɚ ˈsɔs/
  • US, cot-caught-merger: /ˈ-sɑs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An English condiment made with vinegar, onions, garlic, etc.; a thin, piquant sauce used as a table sauce, to flavour casseroles etc. and as an ingredient in Bloody Marys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wash your sister sauce, Worcester sauce

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Worcester sauce, Worcestershire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: worcestersous — English condiment
  • Belarusian: вустэршырскі соус (vusteršyrski sóus) — English condiment
  • Belarusian: вустэрскі соус (vusterski sóus) — English condiment
  • Catalan: salsa anglesa — English condiment
  • Chinese Cantonese: 喼汁 (gip1 zap1) — English condiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 辣醬油 /辣酱油 (làjiàngyóu) — English condiment
  • Czech: Worcestrová omáčka — English condiment
  • Dutch: Worcestersaus — English condiment
  • Esperanto: Vorcestera saŭco — English condiment
  • Finnish: Worcestershire-kastike — English condiment
  • Finnish: Worcesterkastike — English condiment
  • French: sauce Worcestershire — English condiment
  • German: Worcestershiresauce — English condiment
  • Greek: σάλτσα Worcestershire (sáltsa Worcestershire) — English condiment
  • Greek: σάλτσα Γούστερσιρ (sáltsa Goústersir) — English condiment
  • Greek: σάλτσα Γούστερ (sáltsa Goúster) — English condiment
  • Hebrew: רוטב ווסטרשייר — English condiment
  • Hindi: वुस्टरशर सॉस (vusṭarśar sŏs) — English condiment
  • Hungarian: Worcestershire-szósz — English condiment
  • Hungarian: Worcestershire-mártás — English condiment
  • Indonesian: kecap inggris — English condiment
  • Indonesian: saus inggris — English condiment
  • Italian: salsa Worcestershire — English condiment
  • Japanese: ウスターソース (usutā sōsu) — English condiment
  • Korean: 우스터셔 소스 (useuteosyeo soseu) — English condiment
  • Macanese: sós — English condiment
  • Malay: sos Worcestershire — English condiment
  • Norwegian: worcestersaus — English condiment
  • Persian: سس ووسترشر — English condiment
  • Polish: sos Worcestershire — English condiment
  • Portuguese: molho inglês — English condiment
  • Russian: Ву́стерский со́ус (Vústerskij sóus) — English condiment
  • Russian: Вустерши́рский со́ус (Vusteršírskij sóus) — English condiment
  • Spanish: salsa Worcestershire — English condiment
  • Spanish: salsa inglesa — English condiment
  • Swedish: Worcestershiresås — English condiment
  • Tagalog: sarsa pikante — English condiment
  • Thai: วูสเตอร์ซอส (wôotdtêr sót) — English condiment
  • Ukrainian: вустерширський соус (vusteršyrsʹkyj sous) — English condiment
  • Ukrainian: вустерський соус — English condiment
  • Welsh: saws Caerwrangon — English condiment