Tabasco

¹ American

[tuh-bas-koh] / təˈbæs koʊ /

Trademark.

a brand name for a pungent condiment sauce prepared from the fruit of a variety of capsicum.

Tabasco ² American

[tuh-bas-koh, tah-bahs-kaw] / təˈbæs koʊ, tɑˈβɑs kɔ /

noun

a state in southeastern Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9,783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Villahermosa.

Tabasco ¹ British

/ təˈbæskəʊ /

noun

a very hot red sauce made from matured capsicums

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Tabasco ² British

/ taˈβasko /

noun

a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche: mostly flat and marshy with extensive jungles; hot and humid climate. Capital: Villahermosa. Pop: 1 889 367 (2000). Area: 24 661 sq km (9520 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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I had to spice up the salsa with drizzles of Tabasco.

From Los Angeles Times

Likely between age 8 and 15, she was enslaved by an ethnic Maya faction in present-day Tabasco state, though it is unclear if she was kidnapped or sold.

From Los Angeles Times

You’ll want to mix garlic, pepper, Tabasco, soy sauce, and lemon and lime juice all together.

From Salon

She had traveled to the basilica from her home in Tabasco state to beg Guadalupe to bestow on her at least one child.

From Los Angeles Times

The parasitic fly has been found recently in seven Mexican states: Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatán.

From Los Angeles Times

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