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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The McRib is a pork patty, shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, and served on a bun with barbecue sauce, pickles and onions.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
There will be 12-hour Korean barbecue pulled pork and chicken sliders, as well as Japanese-style sloppy joes, made with a 50/50 beef and veggie ratio tossed in hoisin, plum bitters and Japanese barbecue sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Examples include The Dutch Kettle of Hamptonville, which makes fruit jams, jellies and barbecue sauce.
—Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
There will be 12-hour Korean barbecue pulled pork and chicken sliders, as well as Japanese-style sloppy joes, made with a 50/50 beef and veggie ratio tossed in hoisin, plum bitters and Japanese barbecue sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Examples include The Dutch Kettle of Hamptonville, which makes fruit jams, jellies and barbecue sauce.
—Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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