condiment
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- condimental adjective
- condimentary adjective
- noncondiment noun
- noncondimental adjective
Etymology
Origin of condiment
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin condīmentum spice, equivalent to condī ( re ) to season + -mentum -ment
Example Sentences
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The deal will put condiment brands such as Hellmann’s mayo, Old Bay seasoning, Knorr, and Lawry’s under the same umbrella.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The thick, brown condiment - made primarily from yeast extract - was invented in the Victorian capital of Melbourne more than a century ago as an alternative to the British spread Marmite.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
A convicted murderer in the state of Victoria has sued the prisons commissioner over his lack of access to the quintessentially Australian condiment.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
It’s been typecast as a condiment, a once-a-year flourish for shrimp cocktail or prime rib, when it could be so much more.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
We carry wooden condiment baskets to place on the green picnic tables under the awning.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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