chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also
: a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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The finger food, made with white meat chicken and a crispy coating, comes with a new creamy chili sauce for dipping, according to an April 24 news release.
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Chili-garlic sauce and chili sauce aren't the same thing.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
All jokes aside, this super easy dip gets its hue from a popular 1980s condiment—Heinz chili sauce.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Chili-garlic sauce and chili sauce aren't the same thing.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
All jokes aside, this super easy dip gets its hue from a popular 1980s condiment—Heinz chili sauce.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chili sauce
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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