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