barbecue sauce

noun

: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.

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This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025 Transfer the barbecue sauce to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months. Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 Linden Belew, from Cooper City, Florida, earned third place in the contest for best Kentucky bourbon barbecue sauce. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025 Highlights of Florence’s demo were the main dish of the reverse seared chicken with a homemade barbecue sauce and his tips, such as using half mayo and half sour cream for a dressing for potato salad. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce

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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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