chili sauce
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chili sauce
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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I ordered a stir fry of crab and broken rice with greens and yam that came topped with a fried soft-shell crab drizzled with shito, a Ghanaian chili sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
One of my favorite burger experiences involves an ultra-thin beef patty topped with chili sauce and white American cheese on a plush bun.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025
Bright dots of chili sauce on the plate add both eye and tongue candy — spark — to the assembly.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
What seems like an entire small head of green cabbage is roughly chopped and tossed with a copious amount of minced garlic, dried chili peppers and sweet chili sauce.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
He emptied it onto the desk and quickly sorted through it: a few clothes, a woolen sweater I had just finished knitting, toothpaste, soap, a towel, and a jar of Grandma’s fresh beef chili sauce.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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