chili sauce
Americannoun
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chili sauces
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
There’s also crispy shrimp, which is a stir-fried shrimp dish with sweet chili sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
Local grocery chains, like Raley’s, Safeway and Trader Joe’s, show other brands of Sriracha chili sauce available for purchase.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
In recent months, I've fallen in love with chicken breasts again, this time through rich, supple Hainanese chicken rice topped with tangy chili sauce.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 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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