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sriracha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/
  • /sɪˈɹɑ.t͡ʃə/
  • /ˈsɪˌɹɑ.t͡ʃɑ/
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  • rhymes with -ætʃə
  • rhymes with -ɑːtʃə

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noun

Meaning 1

A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 是拉差香甜辣椒醬 /是拉差香甜辣椒酱 (Shìlāchā xiāngtián làjiāojiàng) — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 是拉差醬 /是拉差酱 (Shìlāchā jiàng) — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Finnish: sriracha-kastike — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Hindi: सिराचा (sirācā) — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Polish: sriracha — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Russian: со́ус Шрира́ча (sóus Šriráča) — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Spanish: sriracha — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Spanish: señor iracha — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Swedish: sriracha — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Swedish: srirachasås — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Thai: ซอสศรีราชา (sɔ́ɔt sǐi-raa-chaa) — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Vietnamese: tương ớt Sriracha — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Vietnamese: tương ớt — a Thai-style hot sauce
  • Vietnamese: tương đỏ — a Thai-style hot sauce