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Adverb [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: Obscure origin. Compare Middle German sûs (“noise”). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} souse (not comparable)
  1. (now rare, dialectal) Suddenly, without warning. Tags: archaic, dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-souse-en-adv-RPhCvmXY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav Forms: souses [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: From Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”) also a noun (“liquid for pickling,” “pickled pig parts”), from Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), from Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”). Cognate with Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), Old High German sulza (“brine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|souse||to salt pickle}} Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”), {{der|en|fro|sous||preserved in salt}} Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), {{der|en|frk|*sultija||saltwater, brine}} Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sultijō||saltwater, brine}} Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”), {{cog|osx|sultia||saltwater}} Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), {{cog|goh|sulza||brine}} Old High German sulza (“brine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} souse (plural souses)
  1. Something kept or steeped in brine.
    The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
    (US, Appalachia) Pickled scrapple.
    Tags: Appalachia, US Categories (topical): Alcoholism, People Synonyms (person suffering from alcoholism): alcoholic
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-OyMDxTIF Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 2 18 5 4 4 4 2 7 2 1 5 2 17 9 10 1 1 7 Disambiguation of People: 0 32 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 14 0 0 17 Categories (other): American English, Appalachian English Disambiguation of 'person suffering from alcoholism': 24 16 14 14 14 4 13
  2. Something kept or steeped in brine.
    The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
    (Caribbean) Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig
    Tags: Caribbean
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-mQ4p7jgZ Categories (other): Caribbean English
  3. Something kept or steeped in brine.
    The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-sw6t1nG3
  4. Something kept or steeped in brine.
    A pickle made with salt.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-7gL9EDEL
  5. Something kept or steeped in brine.
    The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-qAn0XaHv
  6. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-WTkcY3fM
  7. A drunkard.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-tiJ~Kf0z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sot, suck-pint Related terms: brawn [food, lifestyle], budin [food, lifestyle], haggis [food, lifestyle], head cheese [food, lifestyle], pudding [food, lifestyle], sausage [food, lifestyle], scrapple [food, lifestyle]
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav Forms: souses [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: Obscure origin. Compare Middle German sûs (“noise”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} souse (plural souses)
  1. The act of sousing, or swooping.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-mFfqiCmG
  2. A heavy blow.
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-ilbQ2V69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: Borrowed from French, from Old French sous (plural of sout), from Latin solidus. Compare solidus (“gold coin of the late Roman empire”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|fro|sous}} Old French sous, {{der|en|la|solidus}} Latin solidus Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} souse
  1. (obsolete) A sou (the French coin). Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-BpRnnpVN Disambiguation of Coins: 3 9 6 5 5 5 2 3 3 1 28 3 18 3 2 1 1 2
  2. (dated) A small amount. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-vrtbMj06
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: First appeared online during the Bush administration. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} souse
  1. (US, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of source. Tags: Internet, US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: source Categories (topical): Alcoholism Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-souse-en-noun-Tb~CRcrK Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 2 18 5 4 4 4 2 7 2 1 5 2 17 9 10 1 1 7 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 2 12 9 8 8 8 2 2 2 1 9 2 28 3 2 1 1 2 Categories (other): American English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 10 8 8 8 1 1 1 0 10 1 30 2 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 1 8 2 25 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 9 9 9 9 1 2 1 0 10 2 27 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav Forms: souses [present, singular, third-person], sousing [participle, present], soused [participle, past], soused [past]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: From Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”) also a noun (“liquid for pickling,” “pickled pig parts”), from Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), from Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”). Cognate with Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), Old High German sulza (“brine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|souse||to salt pickle}} Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”), {{der|en|fro|sous||preserved in salt}} Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), {{der|en|frk|*sultija||saltwater, brine}} Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sultijō||saltwater, brine}} Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”), {{cog|osx|sultia||saltwater}} Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), {{cog|goh|sulza||brine}} Old High German sulza (“brine”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} souse (third-person singular simple present souses, present participle sousing, simple past and past participle soused)
  1. (transitive) To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-en-verb-QLSd-3Sr
  2. (transitive) To steep in brine; to pickle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-en-verb-Dn8hRs5U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soused
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /saʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav Forms: souses [present, singular, third-person], sousing [participle, present], soused [participle, past], soused [past]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: Obscure origin. Compare Middle German sûs (“noise”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} souse (third-person singular simple present souses, present participle sousing, simple past and past participle soused)
  1. (now dialectal, transitive) To strike, beat. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-en-verb-KSgXDgtt
  2. (now dialectal, intransitive) To fall heavily. Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-souse-en-verb-vwA1kodU
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To pounce upon. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-en-verb-SnB773BU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Haitian Creole]

IPA: /suse/
Etymology: From French sucer. Etymology templates: {{der|ht|fr|sucer}} French sucer Head templates: {{head|ht|verb}} souse
  1. (transitive) to suck Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-ht-verb-2Bw5qSPa Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (transitive) to drain Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-souse-ht-verb-vlh5JUkg Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sise Derived forms: sousetrennen Related terms: sousè, sousèt

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "source"
        }
      ],
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        "American English",
        "English internet slang",
        "English pronunciation spellings"
      ],
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        "Pronunciation spelling of source."
      ],
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        [
          "Internet",
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        ],
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          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
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      "ipa": "/saʊs/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souse.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sowse"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "George W. Bush"
  ],
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}

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    "Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header",
    "Haitian Creole lemmas",
    "Haitian Creole terms derived from French",
    "Haitian Creole verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "sousetrennen"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "fr",
        "3": "sucer"
      },
      "expansion": "French sucer",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French sucer.",
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      },
      "expansion": "souse",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Haitian Creole",
  "lang_code": "ht",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sousè"
    },
    {
      "word": "sousèt"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Haitian Creole transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suck"
      ],
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        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to suck"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Haitian Creole transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drain",
          "drain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to drain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suse/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sise"
    }
  ],
  "word": "souse"
}

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  "msg": "''The pickled ears, feet, etc., '[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "souse"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "souse",
  "trace": ""
}

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