piri-piri

British  

/ ˌpɪrɪˈpɪrɪ /

noun

1. a hot sauce, of Portuguese colonial origin, made from red chilli peppers

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Etymology

Origin of piri-piri

from a Bantu language: literally, pepper

Example Sentences

The chile typically used in piri-piri sauce is the African bird’s eye, a potent pepper with a complicated history of migration, colonization and assimilation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

Not ready to surrender his piri-piri dreams, Germishuys workshopped his own sauces, apparently in his father’s garage, though you have to wonder where the truth ends and the legend begins here.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

I ordered an espetada — basically a metal skewer that hangs from a hook, like a garden tool in the shed — spiked with fat chunks of breast meat dripping with “hot” piri-piri sauce.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

“You’re not actually looking for a cinnamon-dusted guinea fried hen with piri-piri rice on the side,” he said.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017

Topped with a delicately fried egg, the disc of filet mignon sits atop a haystack of matchstick fries larded with chorizo chunks and slathered with piri-piri sauce.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2012