hot sauce

Thân thiện

He adds a few drops of hot sauce to his scrambled eggs.

Definition

Noun: 1. A pungent, spicy condiment: A liquid seasoning or table sauce made primarily from chili peppers, vinegar, and other spices, characterized by its intense heat and sharp flavor.

Usage

• As a condiment: Used to add heat and flavor to food.
  • I always put hot sauce on my eggs.
  • This recipe calls for a teaspoon of hot sauce.
• Referring to a type or brand: Used to specify a particular variety.
  • My favorite hot sauce is made with habanero peppers.

Advanced Usage

• "like hot sauce": Used informally to describe something that is very popular, intense, or in high demand.
  • Their new product is selling like hot sauce.
• Metaphorical use for intensity: Can describe non-culinary things that are intense or "spicy."
  • Her latest single has that hot sauce—it's full of energy.

Variants and Related Words

• Pepper sauce: A similar condiment, though sometimes less specific and potentially milder.
• Chili sauce: A broader category that may include thicker, sometimes sweeter sauces, not exclusively defined by intense heat.
• Hot pepper sauce: A more descriptive synonym.

Synonyms

• Chili pepper sauce
• Peppery sauce
• Spicy sauce

Related Phrases

• To have a high tolerance for hot sauce: To be able to eat very spicy food without discomfort.
  • He can eat anything; he has a high tolerance for hot sauce.
• To be someone's hot sauce: Slang for being something a person particularly likes or craves.
  • Action movies are my hot sauce; I watch them every weekend.

Idioms

• To bring the hot sauce: To bring intensity, excitement, or exceptional skill to a situation.
  • The lead guitarist really brought the hot sauce to last night's concert.
• All hot sauce and no flavor: Criticizing something or someone that is all aggressive style or heat without substance or nuance.
  • His argument was all hot sauce and no flavor—loud but unconvincing.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a pungent peppery sauce