sausage vs souse

sausage and souse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sausage	Yes	No	No	No
souse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, souse is a hyponym of sausage; that is, souse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sausage:

sausage (noun)	souse (noun)
a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon	the act of making something completely wet
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings	pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

sausage (verb)	souse (verb)
	cook in a marinade
	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
	become drunk or drink excessively
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate