chili sauce
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This word may also be spelled “chilli sauce” or "chile sauce."
chili sauce(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la salsa de chile (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Be careful! That chili sauce is very hot!¡Cuidado! ¡Esa salsa de chile pica mucho!
b. la salsa picante (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How much garlic did you put in this chili sauce?¿Cuánto ajo le echaste a esta salsa picante?
c. la salsa (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
The chili sauce could have used a little more cilantro.A la salsa le habría ido bien un poquito más de cilantro.
d. la salsa picosa (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I ate a chicken taco with chili sauce.Comí un taco de pollo con salsa picosa.
e. el ají (M) (South America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
My sister prepared a really hot chili sauce.Mi hermana preparó un ají muy picante.
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