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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Customers can now get a lamb and beef gyro, either in a pita bread or a bowl, which comes with lettuce, tomatoes, a yogurt sauce and hot sauce.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The condiments getting reached for are hot sauce, chili crisp, gochujang, Japanese BBQ sauce and kimchi, all trending sharply.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Garnish with cilantro, black pepper, and more hot sauce.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The nuggets were not the most outrageous item in a lineup that included an edible hot sauce packet and Mountain Dew Baja Blast under-eye pads.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The condiments getting reached for are hot sauce, chili crisp, gochujang, Japanese BBQ sauce and kimchi, all trending sharply.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Garnish with cilantro, black pepper, and more hot sauce.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The nuggets were not the most outrageous item in a lineup that included an edible hot sauce packet and Mountain Dew Baja Blast under-eye pads.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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