- souse (v.)
- late 14c., "to pickle, steep in vinegar," from Old French sous (adj.) "preserved in salt and vinegar," from Frankish *sultja (related to Old Saxon sultia "salt water"), from Proto-Germanic *salt-, *sult- (see salt (n.)). Related: Soused; sousing.
- souse (n.)
- "pig parts preserved and pickled," late 14c., from souse (v.).