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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Stir together over medium heat some mango chutney, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili sauce and ketchup, salt, pepper and a dash of hot sauce. Sam Sifton, New York Times, 2 May 2025 The Cheesecake Factory uses their own homemade sweet and sour chili sauce. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025 The finger food, made with white meat chicken and a crispy coating, comes with a new creamy chili sauce for dipping, according to an April 24 news release. Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025 Chili-garlic sauce and chili sauce aren't the same thing. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 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 24 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

chili sauce

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