skhug

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noun

A Middle Eastern hot sauce made from fresh hot peppers seasoned with coriander, garlic, and various spices.

OriginHebrew סְחוּג ← Yemeni Arabic سحوق →
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Meanings

nounskhug (uncountable)

alternative s'hug · alternative schug · alternative zhug · alternative zhoug · alternative s'chug · alternative s'rug

  1. uncountableA Middle Eastern hot sauce made from fresh hot peppers seasoned with coriander, garlic, and various spices.

Origin

  1. Yemeni Arabicسحوق
  2. Hebrewסְחוּג
  3. Englishskhug

From Hebrew סְחוּג (skhug), from Yemeni Arabic سحوق (sḥūg).

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APA

skhug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skhug

MLA

“skhug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skhug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skhug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skhug.

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