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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This burger is made with Certified Angus Beef, blue cheese, hot sauce, ranch and fresh watercress. — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The sandwiches feature Hot Ones' The Last Dab Reaper Edition and The Classic Garlic Fresno hot sauces. — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 Enjoy chicken wings on their own or with condiments like mayo, mustard, vinegar, or hot sauce. 13. — Johna Burdeos, Health, 10 Mar. 2025 Salad Dressing Similar to hot sauce, this one is more of a personal preference. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot sauce

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First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot sauce was in 1704

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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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