hot sauce

noun

plural hot sauces
: a pungent condiment sauce made from hot peppers

Examples of hot sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The house, with Mardis Gras beads dangling from the trees and original fireplaces in both front rooms, is as much a part of the experience as hot sauce on an oyster. Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 Classic Grilled Oysters Yes, raw oysters with just a squeeze of lemon or a dash of hot sauce are great. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024 The seller of spices, hot sauces and seasonings also said its sales are likely to be at the higher end of its projections. Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024 Don Oscar provides no-frills barbecue and bright-orange hot sauce in repurposed Pepsi bottles. Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Tic Tac and Del Taco are morphing together to innovate mints flavored with hot sauce. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024 Dip in tartar sauce or in the addictive Gator Hammock hot sauce, made in South Florida and available on request. Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Don't leave without trying the city's signature dish: a breakfast taco doused in hot sauce. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 The iconic seasoning brand has gone on a spree of collaborations and spinoffs in the last few years, from Goldfish crackers to hot sauce to vodka, which might make this one seem slightly plausible. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot sauce was in 1704

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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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