chili sauce

noun

plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also : a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)

Examples of chili sauce in a Sentence

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This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025 Served with a spicy red chili sauce. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025 Serve with the chili sauce for dipping or drizzling. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 Two other starters include chicken wings with salsa macha, lime and scallion, that has become one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes, and Crispy Brussels Sprouts, served with mint and chili sauce. Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chili sauce

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chili sauce was in 1843

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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

chili sauce

noun
: a spiced tomato sauce usually made with red and green peppers
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