hot sauce
noun
plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment
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Stir together hot sauce and mustard in a small bowl; set aside.
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Turns out, Doug is considering selling his hot sauce company to a massive corporation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Taste and add more hot sauce if needed.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Oysters don’t need much; maybe a bit of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, or nothing at all.
—Rai Mincey, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Turns out, Doug is considering selling his hot sauce company to a massive corporation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Taste and add more hot sauce if needed.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Oysters don’t need much; maybe a bit of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, or nothing at all.
—Rai Mincey, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hot sauce
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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