barbecue sauce

noun

: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.

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The piquant dish is lacquered with strawberry-guajillo barbecue sauce, while a punchy coleslaw with Fresno chile vinaigrette rounds things out. Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 Again, the barbecue sauce is totally up to you. Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 Lunch and dinner options are more detailed, ranging from a fried chicken taco served with jalapeño ranch dressing to a BBQ brisket taco drenched in a housemade barbecue sauce. Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026 The hot buffet features riblets in Saz’s original barbecue sauce, signature macaroni and cheese, mini mozz, chicken tenders, corn flake cheesy potatoes, French toast with mixed berry compote, and more. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce

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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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