tr.v. sau·téed, sau·té·ing, sau·tés To fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan. n. A dish of food so prepared. [French, sautéd, from past participle of sauter, to leap, from Old French, from Latin saltāre; see SALTATION.] |
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