Definition

Noun: A thick, rich, chocolate-flavored sauce, typically made with chocolate, butter, sugar, and cream or milk, which is heated until smooth and served warm, often as a topping for desserts like ice cream or cake.

Usage

This noun is typically used as a non-count (mass) noun to describe the sauce itself. It is commonly found in dessert menus, recipes, and casual conversation about food. - It is served hot or warm. - It is poured over desserts.

Examples

• For dessert, I had vanilla ice cream with hot-fudge sauce.
• The sundae was delicious, especially the homemade hot-fudge sauce.
• Would you like hot-fudge sauce on your brownie?

Advanced Usage

• "Hot-fudge sundae": A classic ice cream sundae that specifically uses hot-fudge sauce as its primary topping.
  • The diner is famous for its massive hot-fudge sundae.

Variants and Related Words

• Fudge sauce: A more general term that may or may not specify the sauce is served hot. "Hot-fudge sauce" is a specific type of fudge sauce.
• Chocolate sauce: A broader category that includes thinner, less rich sauces, which may be served cold or hot.

Synonyms

• Hot chocolate sauce: A less common but descriptive synonym.
• Warm fudge topping: A descriptive phrase with a similar meaning.

Related Phrases

• Drizzle with hot fudge: To pour a thin stream of the sauce over a dessert.
  • Drizzle the brownie with hot fudge before serving.
• Extra hot fudge: A common request for more sauce, often on an ice cream order.
  • I'd like my sundae with extra hot fudge, please.

Noun

1. thick chocolate sauce served hot