name
Tabasco
tuh-BAS-koh
name
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A state in southeastern Mexico.
"The chili pepper used in the hot sauce is named after the Mexican state of Tabasco."
noun
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A brand of spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco chili peppers, vinegar, and salt.
"He splashed some Tabasco on his eggs."
How to Use Tabasco
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often refers to the well-known brand of hot pepper sauce, or the Mexican state it's named after.
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Etymology
The origin of the state's name is debated, with proposed roots in Nahuatl or Mayan; the hot sauce takes its name from the state and the chili pepper grown there, and was popularized in the United States from the 1870s by the McIlhenny Company.