secret sauce
A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secretA sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.
» What's in the secret sauce?
Что в секретном соусе? — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
В чём фишка? — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.
A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of special sauce.
Synonym of special sauce.
(countable, uncountable)Burger sauce
(countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable)A secret idea or plan; a crucial element of something that makes it unique or functional.
(countable, humorous, uncountable)Clandestine alcohol (alcoholic beverage), especially as a secret ingredient in a recipe or in a hip flask for surreptitious tippling.
Examples
2 sentencesWhat's in the secret sauce?
ruЧто в секретном соусе? — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
AI companies are loath to reveal their secret sauce.
ruКомпании, занимающиеся разработкой искусственного интеллекта, не спешат раскрывать свои секреты. — odexed
Forms
plural: secret sauces| Singular | secret sauce |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable