buffalo sauce
noun
variants
or Buffalo sauce
: a tangy spicy sauce that typically contains hot sauce and butter often with other ingredients (such as vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic) and that is used especially as a dressing for buffalo wings
Transfer the hot cooked wings to the large bowl and toss with the buffalo sauce.—
Katie Workman
Katie WorkmanConventional Buffalo sauce is comprised of some combination of butter and hot sauce.—America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen… pizza with buffalo sauce, chopped chicken, and bleu cheese.—Baynard Woods
Baynard WoodsExamples of buffalo sauce in a Sentence
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Dip into a homemade honey mustard or even a buffalo sauce for a hint of heat.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Dunk it into a side of buffalo sauce for a cool-and-spicy bite.
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Dunk it into a side of buffalo sauce for a cool-and-spicy bite.
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Buffalo sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffalo%20sauce. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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