tabasco

/təˈbæskəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: tabas-co
IPA: /təˈbæskəʊ/

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Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Tabasco (hot sauce).

Uncountable

noun

A tabasco pepper.

Uncountable

name

A state of Mexico.

name

A surname.

noun

A spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper (a chili pepper) with the addition of vinegar and salt.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Robbie adores it when Heather puts tabasco on food."
"Louisiana is a major producer of tabascos."

Etymology

See Tabasco.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tabascos (plural)

Derived Forms

Tabascoed

Phrases

Tabasco sauce

Synonyms

red pepper tabasco sauce

Rhymes With

fiasco vasco pascoe casco lascaux brasco lasko rascoe glassco velazco glascoe

Questions

How do you pronounce tabasco?

The recorded pronunciation is /təˈbæskəʊ/.

What does tabasco mean?

Alternative letter-case form of Tabasco (hot sauce).

Where does tabasco come from?

See Tabasco.

How to pronounce tabasco

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