applesauce C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈæpəlsɔːs/ UK /ˈæpəlsɔːs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a purée of stewed apples; slang for nonsense Applesauce! I don't believe a word of that story. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a purée of stewed apples;... nonsensebaloneyhogwashbunkdrivelrubbish Word family Related forms applesauce Etymology AI details A compound of apple (Old English æppel) + sauce (from Old French sauce, from Latin salsa, 'salted'). The slang sense 'nonsense' is American, dating from the 1920s. æppel Old English salsa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # applesauce **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæpəlsɔːs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæpəlsɔːs/ ## Meanings 1. a purée of stewed apples; slang for nonsense ## Examples - Applesauce! I don't believe a word of that story. ## Synonyms - nonsense - baloney - hogwash - bunk - drivel - rubbish ## Related Forms - apple - sauce ## Roots and Affixes - Root: æppel - Root: salsa ## Etymology A compound of apple (Old English æppel) + sauce (from Old French sauce, from Latin salsa, 'salted'). The slang sense 'nonsense' is American, dating from the 1920s. ## AI Etymology Applesauce is a compound of apple (Old English æppel) + sauce (from Old French sauce, from Latin salsa, 'salted'). The slang sense 'nonsense' is American, dating from the 1920s. Important recorded forms include æppel (Old English) and salsa (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a purée of stewed apples; slang for nonsense. The wider family includes related words such as apple and sauce. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown