Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffalo sauce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: buf-falo sauce
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sauce for buffalo wings, typically made from a cayenne pepper-based hot sauce with melted butter and vinegar.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of buffalo wing + sauce. From Buffalo. From being a sauce invented in Buffalo, New York, USA; for use in the buffalo wings dish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buffalo sauces (plural)

Phrases

buffalo wing

Frequently Paired Words

Buffalo buffalo wing

Questions

What does buffalo sauce mean?: Sauce for buffalo wings, typically made from a cayenne pepper-based hot sauce with melted butter and vinegar.
Where does buffalo sauce come from?: Blend of buffalo wing + sauce. From Buffalo. From being a sauce invented in Buffalo, New York, USA; for use in the buffalo wings dish.

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