fish sauce
noun
a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in East and Southeast Asian cuisine.
fish sauces
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pluralof fish sauce.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ferments are among the most famous of all preserved preparations: kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, vinegars, fish sauces.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
Coffee, butter, roasting and beef are all French legacies, even if the coffee comes loaded with sweetened condensed milk and the beef is stir-fried with soy and fish sauces.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The availability of makrut lime, shrimp pastes, a variety of fish sauces and herbs grew, alongside the arrival of more Thai immigrants.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
Thailand also resonates in the sun-dried pork, squiggles of which get a lift from their marinade of oyster and fish sauces and toasted coriander seeds.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2015
All the fish sauces are the same; only the name varies.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Jack Allyn
