A sauce used for dipping food, such as vegetables, chips, or meat. Common in contexts like fondue, tempura, or party snacks.
野菜スティックにディップソースをつけて食べる。
I eat vegetable sticks with dipping sauce.
このディップソースはアボカドベースで、とてもクリーミーだ。
This dip is avocado-based and very creamy.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
Loanword from English 'dip sauce'.