This is the 11676th most frequent French word.
sauté
"Sauté" means "fried quickly in a small amount of fat."
The word 'sauté' is used as the past participle of the verb 'sauter', meaning 'to jump'.
J'ai sauté par-dessus la barrière.
I jumped over the barrier.
The word 'sauté' is used as a descriptive term for food prepared by frying lightly in a pan.
Nous avons mangé des légumes sautés.
We ate sautéed vegetables.
The word 'sauté' is used as the past participle of the verb 'sauter' to describe the action of bouncing.