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tabasco

noun

Simple meaning

Very spicy sauce made from fully-aged red peppers.

Pronunciation

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tuhbaskoh

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təˈbæskoʊ

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Definition

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noun

  1. Very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers

  2. A spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper (a chili pepper) with the addition of vinegar and salt.

  3. A Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche

  4. Alternative letter-case form of Tabasco (hot sauce). [A state of Mexico.]

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  • tabasco peppernounCompound term

    Plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers.

  • tabasco plantnounCompound term

    Plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers.

  • tabasco saucenounCompound term

    Very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers.

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Synonyms

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tabasco saucered pepper

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