roulé à la saucisse
The English phrase sausage roll is translated into French as roulé à la saucisse.
A sausage roll refers to a short piece of sausage meat baked in a roll of pastry.
Meaning: short piece of sausage meat baked in a roll of pastry (noun)
Did you know?
- The French word saucisse shares a common ancestor with the English word 'salary' because both derive from the Latin word sāl, meaning 'salt'.
- In French, the term roulé is just as likely to refer to a sweet sponge cake filled with cream as it is to a savory roulé à la saucisse.
- A French baker might call this item a feuilleté à la saucisse to emphasize the flaky layers of the puff pastry rather than the rolled shape.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais un roulé à la saucisse, s'il vous plaît.I would like a sausage roll, please.
- Il reste un roulé à la saucisse dans la vitrine.There is one sausage roll left in the display case.
- Le roulé à la saucisse est encore chaud.The sausage roll is still warm.
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are at a bakery.
- ChloéLucas, tu veux un roulé à la saucisse ?Lucas, do you want a sausage roll?
- LucasOui, j'en veux un, merci.Yes, I want one, thanks.
- ChloéJe vais en prendre deux alors.I will take two then.
- LucasParfait, c'est une bonne idée.Perfect, that is a good idea.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries la, saucisse, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
