souse vs sausage

souse and sausage both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sausage is a hypernym of souse; that is, sausage is a word with a broader meaning than souse:

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

souse (verb)	sausage (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