sauter
/ˈsɔː.teɪ/ IELTSAcademic
noun
A small kitchen pan with straight sides, a long handle, and a lid. It is used for frying or cooking food quickly over heat.
- She cooked the vegetables in a sauter.
- Use a sauter for quick pan cooking.
verb
To cook food quickly in a little fat or oil. This is often the same idea as sauté, though sauter is much less common in everyday English.
- Sauter the onions until soft.
- She sautered the mushrooms in butter.
Adinary Nuance
Sauter is close to sauté, but it is much less common in everyday English. In many cases, English speakers would choose fry, pan-fry, or sauté instead. If you see sauter, it often appears in older, formal, or specialist cooking contexts.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- chảo xào
- Spanish
- saltear
- Chinese
- 炒锅
- Japanese
- ソテーパン
- Korean
- 소테팬
Etymology
Sauter comes from French, where it means 'to jump' or 'to sauté'. It entered English through cooking language, especially in formal or recipe writing.
Common phrases
sauter pansauter onionssauter vegetables
Synonyms
Related words
Frequently asked questions
- Is sauter a common English word?
- No. Most English speakers use sauté, fry, or pan-fry instead.
- Is sauter the same as sauté?
- Yes, in cooking it is very close in meaning, but sauter is rarer.
- Can I use sauter in business or academic writing?
- Only if you are writing about cooking tools or French-style recipes.