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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Arguably the best part of this already popular YouTube series are the deeply thoughtful questions from Evans that his guest must answer while attempting to manage chicken wings slathered in hot sauces with names like Da Bomb and Arbol Scorpion. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 For the next 16 minutes, the musicians then attempt to answer questions about their career while choking down wings coated in throat-numbing hot sauce. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024 Wonderfully fried chicken thighs with hot sauce, chipotle aioli, coleslaw and pickles — so satisfying. Alex Golden, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Think everything from splurge items ($55 potato chips from Spain, Theragun’s Prime Plus heated massage gun) and affordable daily essentials (chic dog walking crossbody bags, gourmet hot sauces, stylish pocket leggings) to thoughtful stocking stuffers (journals, card games, sweet treats). Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot sauce 

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 1 Dec. 2024.

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