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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Sweet potatoes are whipped with apple cider vinegar and baking spices that serve as a container for a pool of apple-cinnamon hot sauce. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 Now that the astronauts have wings, no doubt there will now be a program to supply them with hot sauce, ranch dressing, and celery. New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025 Mix in a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or a dash of hot sauce for heat. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025 At one point, the establishment was selling Wuornos merchandise, including T-shirts and hot sauce. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot sauce

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Nov. 2025.

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