hoisin sauce

hoi·sin sauce

noun \ˈhȯi-ˌsin-, ˌhȯi-ˈsin-\

Definition of HOISIN SAUCE

: a thick reddish sauce of soybeans, spices, and garlic used in east Asian cookery

Origin of HOISIN SAUCE

Chinese (Guangdong) hóisīn-jeung, literally, seafood sauce

First Known Use: 1968

Rhymes with HOISIN SAUCE

albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, Spanish moss, underboss