piri-piri
/ˈpɪrɪˌpɪri
/noun [mass noun]
A very hot sauce made with red chilli peppers.I'm slightly tipsy and I have chicken grease and hot piri-piri sauce running down my face....
- If an eye-watering piri-piri sauce is your idea of the ideal barbecue accompaniment, then go for white wines with a good dollop of grapey sweetness.
- An important seasoning is cumin; equally important is piri-piri, a hot red chili often used to season barbecued chicken.
Origin
Ronga (a Bantu language of southern Mozambique), literally 'pepper'.