cranberrysauce

noun
UK /ˈkrænbəri sɔːs/
US /ˈkrænberi sɔːs/

A sweet red sauce made from cranberries that people often eat with turkey.

Grandma always puts a big bowl of cranberry sauce on the table at Thanksgiving.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A thick, jelly-like version of the sauce that keeps the shape of the can it came in.

He sliced the canned cranberry sauce into neat rounds.

3. A homemade sauce of cooked cranberries, sugar, and sometimes orange zest.

She stirred orange peel into the cranberry sauce for extra flavor.

4. A topping or spread used on sandwiches and desserts.

I spread cranberry sauce on my leftover turkey sandwich.