hot sauce
noun
plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment
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Chiles, taco seasoning, and hot sauce give it some heat.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Serve with salsa or hot sauce if desired.
—Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
And got to put hot sauce on there.
—Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Five years later, Chef Heatley’s Hot Pepper Farm has produced over 70,000 bottles of nine varieties of hot sauce, has a staff of 17 and is covering 700 events a year from coast to coast.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Serve with salsa or hot sauce if desired.
—Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
And got to put hot sauce on there.
—Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Five years later, Chef Heatley’s Hot Pepper Farm has produced over 70,000 bottles of nine varieties of hot sauce, has a staff of 17 and is covering 700 events a year from coast to coast.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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