sriracha

[ suh-rah-chah ]
/ səˈrɑ tʃɑ /

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

sri lanka, sri lankan, sri lankan elephant, srif, srinagar, sriracha, srn, srna, sro, srs, srs-a
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