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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And got to put hot sauce on there.
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Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Those include hot sauce expos (like the one at Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet on July 18-19), craft fairs, auto shows, art shows and summer festivals.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Cold Sweat is made with three different hot sauces as well as chunks of chili peppers, including Thai chilis, pequin peppers, and habanero peppers.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
The creamy sauce is the perfect blank slate for a few dashes of hot sauce, garlic powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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Maria Bamford, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Those include hot sauce expos (like the one at Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet on July 18-19), craft fairs, auto shows, art shows and summer festivals.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Cold Sweat is made with three different hot sauces as well as chunks of chili peppers, including Thai chilis, pequin peppers, and habanero peppers.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
The creamy sauce is the perfect blank slate for a few dashes of hot sauce, garlic powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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