タレ

たれ
noun
sauce, dipping sauce
food-cooking
1. sauce, dipping sauce, glaze
A seasoning liquid used for dipping, marinating, or glazing food. Covers a wide range of sauces in Japanese cuisine.
タレをつける。
To dip in sauce.
焼(や)き鳥(とり)はタレと塩(しお)、どちらにしますか。
For the yakitori, would you like sauce or salt?
この店(みせ)の秘伝(ひでん)のタレは何十年(なんじゅうねん)も継(つ)ぎ足(た)して使(つか)っているらしい。
Apparently this shop has been adding to and using the same secret sauce for decades.

Writing

Usually written in katakana as タレ, sometimes in hiragana as たれ. The kanji 垂(た)れ exists but is rarely used for this meaning.

Usage

タレ is a general term for dipping sauces and glazes in Japanese cooking. It is distinct from ソース (Western-style sauce) and 醤油(しょうゆ) (soy sauce).

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: ソース (Western-style sauce)
Related: ディップ (dip)
Compare: ディップソース (dipping sauce)
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