hot sauce vs sauce

hot sauce and sauce both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hot sauce	Yes	No	No	No
sauce	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sauce is a hypernym of hot sauce; that is, sauce is a word with a broader meaning than hot sauce:

hot sauce: a pungent peppery sauce
sauce: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

hot sauce (noun)	sauce (noun)
a pungent peppery sauce	flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

hot sauce (verb)	sauce (verb)
	add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
	dress (food) with a relish
	behave saucily or impudently towards