Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sriracha

/sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: sri-ra-cha
IPA: /sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While chicken is smoking, combine zest, hoisin, pomegranate molasses and sriracha in a small bowl."
"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."
"Sriracha lovers everywhere are feeling the not so pleasant sting of the beloved hot sauce shortage, now in its second year. Drought in Mexico has resulted in a scarcity of chilli peppers – in particular, red jalapeños, the raw material of sriracha – leading Huy Fong Foods, the California-based maker of the iconic condiment, to scale back production."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: ศรีราชา

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

srirachas (plural) siracha (alternative)

Rhymes With

appalachia gacha dacha viscacha

Questions

How do you pronounce sriracha?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈɹæ.t͡ʃə/.
What does sriracha mean?: A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
Where does sriracha come from?: From Thai ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa), named after the city of Si Racha in Thailand.

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