Tabasco

¹ American  

[tuh-bas-koh] / təˈbæs koʊ /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a pungent condiment sauce prepared from the fruit of a variety of capsicum.

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Tabasco ² American  

[tuh-bas-koh, tah-bahs-kaw] / təˈbæs koʊ, tɑˈβɑs kɔ /

noun

1. a state in southeastern Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9,783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Villahermosa.

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Tabasco ¹ British  

/ təˈbæskəʊ /

noun

1. a very hot red sauce made from matured capsicums

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Tabasco ² British  

/ taˈβasko /

noun

1. a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche: mostly flat and marshy with extensive jungles; hot and humid climate. Capital: Villahermosa. Pop: 1 889 367 (2000). Area: 24 661 sq km (9520 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

How did an alleged mob boss become the top security official in Tabasco, Mr. López Obrador’s home state?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Ora King salmon crudo was dressed in passionfruit aguachile with Tabasco oil, while a uni carbonara used creamy sea urchin in place of guanciale, finished with smoked trout roe.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Likely between age 8 and 15, she was enslaved by an ethnic Maya faction in present-day Tabasco state, though it is unclear if she was kidnapped or sold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Ramírez, 55, said they were then driven by Mexican authorities more than 700 miles south, and eventually released at a migrant shelter in the city of Villahermosa, in Tabasco state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Their civilization was initially centered in what is now northern Guatemala and in Tabasco, a state in present-day Mexico.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz