hot sauce

noun

plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment

Examples of hot sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This trio of spicy sauces is ideal for the grandpa who’s always putting hot sauce on everything. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024 The long term plan for Benton Homestead is to make hot sauce and salsa, in addition to our honey. Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024 Top with condiments like hot sauce or salsa and serve with roasted potatoes. Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Oct. 2024 Serve with hot sauce and cheddar cheese, if desired. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot sauce 

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Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot sauce was in 1704

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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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