First Known Use: 1968
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hoisin sauce
noun hoi·sin sauce \ˈhȯi-ˌsin-, ˌhȯi-ˈsin-\
Definition of HOISIN SAUCE
: a thick reddish sauce of soybeans, spices, and garlic used in east Asian cookery
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Origin of HOISIN SAUCE
Chinese (Guangdong) hóisīn-jeung, literally, seafood sauce
Rhymes with HOISIN SAUCE
albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, Spanish moss, underboss
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