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 chips and hot sauce are mundane.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
Serve with sour cream, jalapeno, hot sauce, and tortilla strips.
—Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Other condiments that can be stored in the door compartments include pickles, olives, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, jam, peanut butter, and sauces like hot sauce.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Avoid adding more hot sauce to the marinade—its potent acidity can quickly overtake the other flavors.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
Serve with sour cream, jalapeno, hot sauce, and tortilla strips.
—Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Other condiments that can be stored in the door compartments include pickles, olives, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, jam, peanut butter, and sauces like hot sauce.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Avoid adding more hot sauce to the marinade—its potent acidity can quickly overtake the other flavors.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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 13 Jun. 2026.
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