Chinese mustard

[ chahy-neez muhs-terd, chahy-nees ]

noun

1. Also called Chinese hot mustard. a sharply spicy condiment, prepared from the ground seeds of the cruciferous plant Brassica juncea and commonly served with Chinese and other Asian foods.
2. Botany. the plant B. juncea, a species of mustard most widely known as brown mustard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinese mustard¹

First recorded in 1815–20