Tabasco sauce

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Definition

Noun 1. A very spicy, pungent liquid condiment: A hot sauce made primarily from tabasco peppers (a variety of chili pepper), vinegar, and salt, which is aged in barrels. 2. A proprietary brand name: A specific, trademarked brand of this style of hot sauce, produced by the McIlhenny Company.

Usage

Tabasco sauce is used as a mass noun (uncountable). It is typically added in drops or dashes to food to add heat and flavor. - It is commonly used on or in dishes like eggs, soups, Bloody Mary cocktails, pizza, and grilled meats. - It is often kept on dining tables alongside salt and pepper.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • I always add a few drops of tabasco sauce to my chili for an extra kick.
    • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of tabasco sauce in the marinade.
    • Could you please pass the tabasco sauce?
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a tabasco sauce moment" (informal idiom): To experience a sudden, intense burst of heat, energy, or emotion, analogous to the immediate sensation of the sauce.
    • The team had a tabasco sauce moment in the final quarter, scoring three quick goals.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tabasco®: The registered trademark for the original sauce, often used generically.
  • Hot sauce: The general category of spicy condiments to which Tabasco sauce belongs.
  • Pepper sauce: Another generic term for sauces made from chili peppers.
Synonyms
  • Hot pepper sauce: A descriptive synonym.
  • Chili sauce: A broader term that can include thicker, sometimes sweeter sauces.
  • Louisiana-style hot sauce: A categorical synonym for thin, vinegar-based hot sauces like Tabasco.
Related Phrases
  • "As hot as tabasco sauce": A simile used to describe something extremely spicy or figuratively intense.
    • That curry was as hot as tabasco sauce.
  • "To spice something up with tabasco sauce": Literally to add the sauce, or figuratively to make something more exciting.
    • He spiced up his presentation with tabasco sauce by adding some surprising data.
Noun
  1. very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers

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