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ketchup
ketchup (catsup or catchup) From the Chinese koechap or kitsiap, originally meaning brine of pickled fish. Now used for spicy sauce or condiment made with juice of fruit or vegetables, vinegar, and spices. Tomato ketchup is a common sauce; first known recipe published in Canada by James Mease in 1812.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "ketchup." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "ketchup." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-ketchup.html DAVID A. BENDER. "ketchup." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-ketchup.html |
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ketch·up / ˈkechəp/ (also cat·sup pronunc. same or / ˈkachəp; ˈkatsəp/ ) • n. a spicy sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a condiment. |
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"ketchup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ketchup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ketchup.html "ketchup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ketchup.html |
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ketchup XVIII (earlier catchup XVII, catsup XVIII).— Chinese (Amoy) kōe-chiap, kē-tsiap brine of fish; cf. Malay kechap.
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T. F. HOAD. "ketchup." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "ketchup." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ketchup.html T. F. HOAD. "ketchup." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ketchup.html |
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ketchup
ketchup •ketchup
•callop, escallop, escalope, gallop, galop, Salop, shallop
•develop, envelop
•collop, dollop, gollop, lollop, scallop, scollop, trollop, Trollope, wallop
•codswallop • Stanhope • larrup
•satrap • caltrop
•stirrup, syrup (US sirup)
•Europe
•archbishop, bishop
•tittup
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"ketchup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ketchup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ketchup.html "ketchup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ketchup.html |
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