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 Rodeo Burger is a beef patty on a bun topped with onion rings and barbecue sauce. Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The end texture should be slightly runnier than barbecue sauce. Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026 Meat juice and tangy barbecue sauce seem to run in the family’s veins. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Ever had a shrimp alfredo taco or chicken drenched in cranberry barbecue sauce? Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce

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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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