sauce

a liquid or soft food that is served with other food to add flavor

salsa, condimento

• a sauce for something

Collocations barbecue sauce · pesto sauce

• The pasta came with a tomato sauce.

  La pasta venía con una salsa de tomate.

• She made her own salad dressing.

  Ella hizo su propio aderezo para ensalada.

a liquid used in industry or science, especially one that is mixed with something to make a chemical reaction happen

sustancia líquida, reactivante

• an acid/base sauce

• The experiment required a strong acid sauce.

  El experimento requería un ácido fuerte.