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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The chain started as a small stand in Westlake in 1946, where the founder, Tom Koulax, started selling burgers covered in his secret chili sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
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
The Singaporean pickled chili sauce, a thick orange-red purée, offers a citrusy acidity and a quick spiciness that dissipates nicely.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
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
They ate mealie porridge, called sadza, with tomato, onion, and chili sauce; boiled pumpkin leaves; and okra with peanut butter.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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