Definition
A puree made from cooked apples, often sweetened and spiced, commonly served as a side dish or dessert. In slang, nonsense or foolish talk.
Etymology
Compound word from 'apple' (Old English 'æppel') and 'sauce' (Old French 'sause' from Latin 'salsa'). The literal meaning dates to colonial America, while the slang meaning 'nonsense' emerged in 1920s American English, possibly from the soft, mushy texture suggesting 'soft' thinking.
Kelly Says
During the Great Depression, applesauce became a crucial egg substitute in baking, leading to countless 'Depression cake' recipes that are still popular today. The slang usage 'applesauce!' as an exclamation meaning 'nonsense!' was popularized in 1920s America and represents the era's creative approach to euphemistic expressions.
Translations
ARالعربية
صوص التفاح
ṣawṣ al-tufāḥ
BNবাংলা
আপেলের চাটনি
ā.pē.lēr caṭ.nī
CACatalà
puré de poma
pu.re de po.ma
DADansk
æblemos
ɛb.əl.mos
DEDeutsch
Apfelmus
ˈap.fəl.muːs
ELΕλληνικά
μουρές μήλου
mu.rés mi.lú
ESEspañol
puré de manzana
pu're de man'thana
FISuomi
omenasose
o.me.nas.o.se
FRFrançais
compote de pommes
kɔ̃.pɔt.də.pɔm
HAHA
sos na'urar apple
sos na.u.rar ʔa.pɛl
HEעברית
ריבת תפוחים
ri.bát ta.pu.chím
HIहिन्दी
सेब की चटनी
seb kī caṭnī
HUMagyar
alma püré
ɒl.mɒ py.re
IDBahasa Indonesia
saus apel
saw.s ʔa.pɛl
IGIG
sos apple
sos ʔa.pɛl
ITItaliano
salsa di mele
ˈsal.sa di ˈmɛ.le
KKKK
алма соусы
al.ma so.ʊ.sy
KMKM
សស់ផ្លែប៉ោម
sos phlɛ pɔm
KO한국어
사과 소스
sa.gwa so.seu
MRMR
सापळाची चटणी
sā.pḷā.cī caṭ.nī
MSBahasa Melayu
sos epal
sos e.pal
MYမြန်မာ
အာပူးစော့စ်
ʔà.pù sòuʔ.s
NLNederlands
appelmoes
ˈɑ.pəl.mus
PAPA
ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਚਟਨੀ
sab.zī dī caṭ.nī
PLPolski
mus jabłkowy
mus jab.wɔv
PTPortuguês
purê de maçã
pu're dʒi ma'sɐ̃
RORomână
piure de mere
pi.u.re de me.re
RUРусский
яблочное пюре
jablochnoje pʲurʲe
SVSvenska
äppelmos
ɛp.ɛl.mos
SWKiswahili
sos ya tufaha
sos ya tu.fah.a
TAதமிழ்
ஆப்பிள் சாஸ்
āppiḷ cās
TEతెలుగు
యాపిల్స్ చట్నీ
yāpils chaṭ.nī
THไทย
ซอสแอปเปิ้ล
sɔ́t ʔǽp.pʰɛ̂l
TLTL
sarsa ng mansanas
sar.sa ng man.sa.nas
TRTürkçe
elma püresi
el.ma py.re.si
UKУкраїнська
яблучне пюре
jablučne pjure
URاردو
سیب کی چٹنی
sīb kī caṭ.nī
VITiếng Việt
sốt táo
sɔt tao
ZUZU
sos ya apula
sos ya a.pu.la