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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The creamy sauce is the perfect blank slate for a few dashes of hot sauce, garlic powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
The heat hit a whole new level when JENNIE reached wing No. 8, featuring the notorious Da’ Bomb hot sauce.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 June 2025
South Asian food may be hot, but hot sauces are not all too common.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Serve dip with crackers, hot sauce, and lemon wedges.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
The heat hit a whole new level when JENNIE reached wing No. 8, featuring the notorious Da’ Bomb hot sauce.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 June 2025
South Asian food may be hot, but hot sauces are not all too common.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Serve dip with crackers, hot sauce, and lemon wedges.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 13 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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