hot sauce
- noun
- /hɑt sɔs/
- I always add some hot sauce to my tacos for an extra kick of flavor.
- hot sauce and salsa
It's not just you and the wings and the hot sauce, Dad.
- It's not just you and the wings and the hot sauce, Dad.
- That is one of my favorite hot sauces to put on things.
- It's there, but hot sauce is like a sweet chili.
- As a kid, anything acidic like grapefruit juice, orange juice, hot sauce hurts my tongue.
- Yeah, that's right, Heartbeat Hot Sauce is back, baby.
- Mustard steak sauce, ranch dressing, hot sauce and BBQ sauce.
- Now why don't you try Frank's Hot Sauce & up to the Hot Sauce Club.
- And you love hot sauce and candy and hot sauce and candy mix.
Examples
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Don't forget the hot sauce.
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Tonight I'd put an extra dash of hot sauce in it.
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Yeah, get the classic hot sauce from hot ones.
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When you go and buy this hot sauce, it's supporting us.
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Let me know if you want hot sauce.
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Hey, anyone want some hot sauce?
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It's not just you and the wings and the hot sauce, Dad.
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That is one of my favorite hot sauces to put on things.
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Keith has worked really hard on this hot sauce and it tastes amazing.
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Dip the chicken in the hot sauce and then roll it in panko mix until it's thoroughly covered.
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Synonyms
A spicy tomato sauce with onions and chili peppers served with Mexican food
A spicy chili sauce from Thailand that people put on food to add heat
A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food
A hot sauce that uses aged red peppers and vinegar
A spicy tomato sauce used on tacos
A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings
Antonyms
How Spicy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'hot sauce' is directly compositional: 'hot' (spicy) + 'sauce' (a condiment) yields a spicy condiment, so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This construction is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'salsa picante'), supporting immediate comprehension at B1.
Etymology
Hot sauce is a simple, literal name: it is a sauce made from hot (spicy) chili peppers and spices, a strong liquid you pour on food. So the name means 'a spicy condiment used to add heat and flavor'.