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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Enjoy it with potato chips and hot sauce as a snack, or add it to a pasta with fresh lemon juice.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
It comes topped with your choice of chicken and Texas Pete hot sauce on the side.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
The popular First We Feast show, hosted by Sean Evans, streams on YouTube and features celebrities eating chicken wings with progressively spicy hot sauces while answering questions about their lives and careers.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hot Sauce Spiciness without many calories or sugar Most traditional bottled hot sauces are very low in calories, with their main ingredients being chili peppers, vinegar, and salt.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2025
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
It comes topped with your choice of chicken and Texas Pete hot sauce on the side.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
The popular First We Feast show, hosted by Sean Evans, streams on YouTube and features celebrities eating chicken wings with progressively spicy hot sauces while answering questions about their lives and careers.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hot Sauce Spiciness without many calories or sugar Most traditional bottled hot sauces are very low in calories, with their main ingredients being chili peppers, vinegar, and salt.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2025
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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