Worcestershire sauce

UK/ˈwʊstəʃə ˈsɔːs/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɵstəʃə ˈsoːs/Scotland/ˈwʉstəɾʃəɾ ˈsɔs/US/ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/

noun

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.

Meanings

nounWorcestershire sauce (countable and uncountable, plural Worcestershire sauces)

plural Worcestershire sauces

  1. countableuncountableAn 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.

    Synonyms: wash your sister sauce, Worcester sauce

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans worcestersous
  • worcestersousEnglish condiment
Catalan salsa anglesa
  • salsa anglesaEnglish condiment
Chinese Cantonese 喼汁
  • 喼汁 (gip¹ zap¹)English condiment
Chinese Mandarin 辣醬油 /辣酱油
  • 辣醬油 /辣酱油 (làjiàngyóu)English condiment
Czech Worcestrová omáčka
  • Worcestrová omáčkaEnglish condiment
Dutch Worcestersaus
  • WorcestersausEnglish condiment
Esperanto Vorcestera saŭco
  • Vorcestera saŭcoEnglish condiment
Finnish Worcestershire-kastike, Worcesterkastike
  • Worcestershire-kastikeEnglish condiment
  • WorcesterkastikeEnglish condiment
French sauce Worcestershire
  • sauce WorcestershireEnglish condiment
German Worcestershiresauce
  • WorcestershiresauceEnglish condiment
Greek σάλτσα Worcestershire (sáltsa Worcestershire), σάλτσα Γούστερσιρ
  • σάλτσα Worcestershire (sáltsa Worcestershire)English condiment
  • σάλτσα Γούστερσιρ (sáltsa Goústersir)English condiment
  • σάλτσα Γούστερ (sáltsa Goúster)English condiment
Hebrew רוטב ווסטרשייר
  • רוטב ווסטרשיירEnglish condiment
Hindi वुस्टरशर सॉस
  • वुस्टरशर सॉस (vusṭarśar sŏs)English condiment
Hungarian Worcestershire-szósz, Worcestershire-mártás
  • Worcestershire-szószEnglish condiment
  • Worcestershire-mártásEnglish condiment
Indonesian kecap inggris, saus inggris
  • kecap inggrisEnglish condiment
  • saus inggrisEnglish condiment
Italian salsa Worcestershire
  • salsa WorcestershireEnglish condiment
Japanese ウスターソース
  • ウスターソース (usutā sōsu)English condiment
Korean 우스터셔 소스
  • 우스터셔 소스 (useuteosyeo soseu)English condiment
Malay sos Worcestershire
  • sos WorcestershireEnglish condiment
Norwegian worcestersaus
  • worcestersausEnglish condiment
Persian سس ووسترشر
  • سس ووسترشرEnglish condiment
Polish sos Worcestershire
  • sos WorcestershireEnglish condiment
Portuguese molho inglês
  • molho inglêsEnglish condiment
Russian Ву́стерский со́ус, Вустерши́рский со́ус
  • Ву́стерский со́ус (Vústerskij sóus)English condiment
  • Вустерши́рский со́ус (Vusteršírskij sóus)English condiment
Spanish salsa Worcestershire, salsa inglesa
  • salsa WorcestershireEnglish condiment
  • salsa inglesaEnglish condiment
Swedish Worcestershiresås
  • WorcestershiresåsEnglish condiment
Tagalog sarsa pikante
  • sarsa pikanteEnglish condiment
Thai วูสเตอร์ซอส
  • วูสเตอร์ซอส (wôotdtêr sót)English condiment
Ukrainian вустерширський соус, вустерський соус
  • вустерширський соус (vusteršyrsʹkyj sous)English condiment
  • вустерський соусEnglish condiment
Welsh saws Caerwrangon
  • saws CaerwrangonEnglish condiment
Cite this entry
APA

Worcestershire sauce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Worcestershire%20sauce

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“Worcestershire sauce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Worcestershire%20sauce. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Worcestershire sauce,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Worcestershire%20sauce.

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