chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also
: a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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These delicious ones simmer in a mixture of grape jelly, barbecue sauce, and chili sauce for kick of heat.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Farid and Amir both recall working from dusk until dawn in Ikhwan factories producing noodles, chili sauce, and other condiments 365 days a year.
—Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Here’s a recipe for golden bag chicken dumplings with Thai sweet chili sauce.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
What to order: The Malay Roll is ground chicken with tofu skin, fried and served with sweet and chili sauce for $8.95.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Farid and Amir both recall working from dusk until dawn in Ikhwan factories producing noodles, chili sauce, and other condiments 365 days a year.
—Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Here’s a recipe for golden bag chicken dumplings with Thai sweet chili sauce.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
What to order: The Malay Roll is ground chicken with tofu skin, fried and served with sweet and chili sauce for $8.95.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chili sauce
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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