Katakana word
ソース “sauce” in Japanese
sōsu
Character by character
ソース is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads sōsu.
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ベーコン
bēkon — bacon · breakdown →
スパゲッティ
supagetti — spaghetti · breakdown →
ケーキ
kēki — cake · breakdown →
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