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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Stir together the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and black pepper in the base of a slow cooker.
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Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
My husband started a side business during the pandemic making and selling small-batch hot sauces.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The dishes come with oyster crackers and hot sauce.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Customers can now get a lamb and beef gyro, either in a pita bread or a bowl, which comes with lettuce, tomatoes, a yogurt sauce and hot sauce.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
My husband started a side business during the pandemic making and selling small-batch hot sauces.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The dishes come with oyster crackers and hot sauce.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Customers can now get a lamb and beef gyro, either in a pita bread or a bowl, which comes with lettuce, tomatoes, a yogurt sauce and hot sauce.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hot sauce
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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