condiment

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  1. noun A substance, such as a relish, vinegar, or spice, used to flavor or complement food.

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  • Is there a difference in the meaning of the word condiment between British and American English?Better Half and I have visited this particular transatlantic chasm.
  • While the tomato variety has given ketchup a run as top condiment, there's no end to the combinations of vegetables, fruits and chiles that can make a great salsa. —  Durangoherald.com
  • You can add leftover ham to soups or stews, stir it into pasta or risotto - until, by the end, you're using the last morsels like a condiment, adding tiny scraps of punchy, salty flavour to scrambled eggs and omelettes. —  The Guardian World News
  • When we talked to you in 2006, you preferred griddled, cheeseless burgers, mustard as your condiment, and medium for good beef and medium-rare for "sushi-quality chopped beef." —  A Hamburger Today
  • Aside from it's culinary uses as a condiment, new and more interesting findings have emerged about its role in helping to improve the lives of many ill people. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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seasoning ·  ketchup ·  paprika ·  beverage ·  parsley ·  cereal ·  vinegar ·  nutmeg ·  mustard ·  pastry ·  lentil ·  mayonnaise

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condiment:   condiments
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin condīmentum, from condīre, to season; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French condiment = Spanish Portuguese Italian condimento, from Latin condimentum, spice, seasoning, from condīre, past participle condītus, spice, season, orig. put fruit in vinegar, wine, spices, etc., pickle, preserve, prob. a collateral form of condere, past participle conditus, put together, put away, preserve, from com-, together, + -dere (in comp.), put: see abscond. Cf. condite.
 

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/ˈkɑndɪmənt/
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