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Saus
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saus
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:sūs
de gmh sūs
Pronunciation
de /zaʊ̯s/
de aʊ̯s 1
Noun
de noun m
de archaic rush noise, noisy festivity
Walpurgisnacht Ich lobt’ euch, wenn ich euch hübsch in der Mitte fände, / Von Saus umzirkt und Jugendbraus; / Genug allein ist jeder ja zu Haus. I'd praise you if I found you snugly in the centre, / With youth and revel round you like a zone: / You each, at home, are quite enough alone. Bayard Taylor 1870
Usage notes
Today only used in the idioms de in Saus und Braus and de in Saus und Braus leben.
Related terms
de sausen
Further reading