sautéing

Variant of sauté

sauté definition

sauté (sô tā′, sō-)

adjective

fried quickly in a little fat

Etymology: Fr, pp. of sauter, to leap < L saltare: see saltant

transitive verb -·téed′, -·té′·ing

to fry quickly in a pan with a little fat

noun

a sautéed dish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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