sriracha
[ suh-rah-chah ]
/ səˈrɑ tʃɑ /
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noun
a hot condiment sauce made from red chilis, vinegar, sugar, garlic, and salt, used especially in Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.
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Origin of sriracha
First recorded in 1955–60; named after Si Racha, town in Thailand where the condiment may have been first produced
Words nearby sriracha
SRIF, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan elephant, Srinagar, sriracha, Śri-Vaishnavism, SRN, sRNA, SRO, SRS
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Example sentences from the Web for sriracha
In a shaker filled with ice, add the red pepper vodka, chocolate liqueur, Sriracha hot sauce, grenadine, and chocolate syrup.
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