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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What about biting into a burrito that squirts hot sauce on your arms?
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The restaurant’s Uncle Gene’s Fish Sandwich features a daily catch, topped with Jimmy Sauce, hot sauce and field pea slaw.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, poor Anthony believes he's been hired as a temp to organize the annual company retreat for hot sauce company, Rockin’ Grandma’s.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The spicy salsa and extra hot sauces are legendary, along with the green chicken enchiladas or fajitas.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The restaurant’s Uncle Gene’s Fish Sandwich features a daily catch, topped with Jimmy Sauce, hot sauce and field pea slaw.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, poor Anthony believes he's been hired as a temp to organize the annual company retreat for hot sauce company, Rockin’ Grandma’s.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The spicy salsa and extra hot sauces are legendary, along with the green chicken enchiladas or fajitas.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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