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sriracha

Syllables: sri·ra·cha/sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/

sriracha noun: a Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.

Noun

sriracha (usually uncountable, plural srirachas)

  1. (usually) A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
    • While chicken is smoking, combine zest, hoisin, pomegranate molasses and sriracha in a small bowl.2007 January 24, “Recipe: Tea-Smoked Chicken Thighs With Pomegranate Glaze”, in The New York Times
    • Chilis and peppers help, in whatever form. Hot sauce helps—shrill, vinegary tonics or sweet, syrupy srirachas. Lots of pico de gallo, with triple the jalapeño.2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN

sriracha meaning in Hindi, Thai and Vietnamese

sriracha in Hindi

a Thai-style hot sauce
सिराचा sirācā

sriracha in Thai

a Thai-style hot sauce
ซอสศรีราชา sɔ́ɔt sǐi-raa-chaa

sriracha in Vietnamese

a Thai-style hot sauce
tương ớt Sriracha, tương ớt, tương đỏ

Forms of sriracha

pluralsrirachas
alternative formsiracha

Origin of sriracha

From Thai ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa), named after the city of Si Racha in Thailand.

Words that rhyme with sriracha

Questions about sriracha

What does sriracha mean?
Sriracha means a Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
What is sriracha in Hindi?
Sriracha in Hindi is सिराचा (sirācā). See Sriracha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sriracha?
Sriracha is a noun.
How do you pronounce sriracha?
Sriracha is pronounced /sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/.
What is the plural of sriracha?
The plural of sriracha is srirachas.

Words near sriracha in the dictionary

  1. Sringeri
  2. Sriniketan
  3. Srinivas
  4. Srinivasan
  5. Srinivasans
  6. sriracha
  7. srirachas
  8. Sriram
  9. Srirampore
  10. Srirampur
  11. Srirams

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