hot sauce

noun

plural hot sauces

: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment

Examples of hot sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This hot sauce company dates back to 1928, and since its founding has expanded their line of products to include variations on the original hot sauce, some sweetened with honey and other infused with garlic. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026

Her food receives high praise, but a couple days later, one of her friend’s employees dies, possibly from an overdose of an extremely spicy hot sauce. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

This technique involves whisking cold cubes of butter into a hot sauce right before serving, Malivert says. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026

His secret is the inclusion of some ground brisket in the patties, along with a splash of homemade hot sauce. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot sauce

• across
• backcross
• crisscross
• lacrosse
• recross
• tomas
• albatross
• applesauce
• barabbas
• helios
• kshatriyas
• menelaus