cocktail sauce

noun

: a somewhat spicy sauce that consists typically of ketchup or tomato-based chili sauce mixed with horseradish and often lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot-pepper sauce and that is served especially as a condiment for cold seafood (such as shrimp or oysters)

Examples of cocktail sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The soup’s tomato juice base is infused with cocktail sauce ingredients, including horseradish, lemon and Worcestershire sauce. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

When prepared with skill, shrimp can be tender and sweet, perfect for dipping in tangy, piquant cocktail sauce. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 June 2026

Make things even easier on yourself by serving the seafood with a bottled cocktail sauce. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026

The Double Crunch Shrimp also comes with endless classic fries and signature coleslaw, as well as cocktail sauce. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocktail sauce

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