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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Cocodrie’s offers everything for a Cajun feast at home, including hot sauces unheard of this side of the Pontchartrain.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
This is like Da Bomb [hot sauce] heated up and put in a bowl.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
A little hot sauce and black pepper add a kick that cuts through the richness.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Certain Sauces Even after they’re opened, the vinegar and salt in hot sauce are natural preservatives, Lindsay-Adler said.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
This is like Da Bomb [hot sauce] heated up and put in a bowl.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
A little hot sauce and black pepper add a kick that cuts through the richness.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Certain Sauces Even after they’re opened, the vinegar and salt in hot sauce are natural preservatives, Lindsay-Adler said.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 25 Sep. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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