hot sauce

noun

plural hot sauces
: a pungent condiment sauce made from hot peppers

Examples of hot sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Evans uses hot sauce as a way to disarm his guests, asking them more personal questions as the spice level heats up. Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2024 On her Story, the Rhode founder also divulged her current biggest food craving: a pickle topped with egg salad and hot sauce. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 May 2024 After a taste of the Da Bomb hot sauce, Klum stunned an unassuming Evans by unbuttoning her denim top to fan herself off from the heat. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 June 2024 Find the briny boost in everything from hummus and hot sauce to pizza and Popsicles. Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot sauce 

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Word History

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 15 Jul. 2024.

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