applesauce

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæpəlsɔːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæpəlˌsɔs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ap′əl sôs′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•ple•sauce /ˈæpəlˌsɔs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda food made of apples stewed and ground to a soft mass and sometimes spiced with cinnamon.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•ple•sauce  (ap′əl sôs′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foodapples stewed to a soft pulp and sometimes sweetened or spiced with cinnamon.
  2. Slang Termsnonsense;
    bunk.
  • apple + sauce 1730–40

'applesauce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bunk - dish

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