chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also
: a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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Hunter Sauce is described as a sweet chili sauce with notes of chili, garlic and pepper, while Demon Sauce is a bold mustard sauce with heat and tang.
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Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Sam's Club just debuted the Member's Mark Shrimp Tempura and Coconut Shrimp Tray which includes 25 pieces—15 coconut shrimp and 10 tempura shrimp—as well as two dipping sauces, a soy sauce and sweet chili sauce.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Most are getting the same thing: Two hot dogs, most likely with mustard, onions and the house’s special chili sauce.
—The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
But there are other starters, like Japanese eggplant or crispy chicken with pickled watermelon and chili sauce.
—Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Sam's Club just debuted the Member's Mark Shrimp Tempura and Coconut Shrimp Tray which includes 25 pieces—15 coconut shrimp and 10 tempura shrimp—as well as two dipping sauces, a soy sauce and sweet chili sauce.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Most are getting the same thing: Two hot dogs, most likely with mustard, onions and the house’s special chili sauce.
—The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
But there are other starters, like Japanese eggplant or crispy chicken with pickled watermelon and chili sauce.
—Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chili sauce
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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