Ketchup

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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ketchup

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>.

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ketchup

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>.

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