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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Taste and add more hot sauce if needed.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Oysters don’t need much; maybe a bit of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, or nothing at all.
—Rai Mincey, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Finish with your choice of toppings -- sour cream, pickled jalapenos, scallions, cilantro and hot sauce -- and serve immediately.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Or substitute a few dashes of habanero hot sauce.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Oysters don’t need much; maybe a bit of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, or nothing at all.
—Rai Mincey, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Finish with your choice of toppings -- sour cream, pickled jalapenos, scallions, cilantro and hot sauce -- and serve immediately.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Or substitute a few dashes of habanero hot sauce.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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