ketchup

[ kech-uhp, kach- ]

noun

1. a condiment consisting of puréed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, sugar, spices, etc.
2. any of various other condiments or sauces for meat, fish, etc.:

   mushroom ketchup; walnut ketchup.

ketchup

/ ˈkɛtʃəp /

noun

1. any of various piquant sauces containing vinegar

   tomato ketchup

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketchup¹

First recorded in 1705–15; from Malay kəchap “fish sauce,” perhaps from dialectal Chinese kéjāp (Guangdong) or ke-tsiap (Xiamen), akin to Chinese qié “eggplant” + chī “juice”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketchup¹

C18: from Chinese (Amoy) kōetsiap brine of pickled fish, from kōe seafood + tsiap sauce

Example Sentences

So, we probably shouldn’t expect Heinz to be slipping any insects in their ketchup, at least knowingly.

From Freakonomics

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From Washington Post

Serve with comeback sauce, “a satisfying mix of creamy, spicy and sweet” that uses just a little ketchup to get there.

From Washington Post

He still takes out the guts of a filing cabinet to make a pizza oven, and he still stands by and watches his friend get covered in ketchup and mustard.

From Washington Post

What you have to do is lure two beasts with ketchup, then watch one hit another.

From Washington Post

Sally ate it with maple syrup; at home we ate the store-bought kind with ketchup.

From The Daily Beast

The $6 item comes with a bun and burger along with cheese, ketchup, pickles, and requires about 10 minutes of cooking time.

From The Daily Beast

Heinz traces its lineage to 1869 and first started making ketchup in 1876.

From The Daily Beast

A tablespoon of ketchup, for example, contains about a teaspoon of sugar, or about 16 calories of added sugar.

From The Daily Beast

Things like ketchup have about 16 calories of added sugar per tablespoon, and it can add up.

From The Daily Beast

Add two shalots, a little salt and pepper, a grate of nutmeg, a gill of mushroom ketchup and the same of Marsala.

From Project Gutenberg

A small quantity of Harvey sauce, ketchup, or port wine, may be added to enrich the gravy.

From Project Gutenberg

Season with salt and pepper, spread with one tablespoon of soft butter and one tablespoon of tomato ketchup.

From Project Gutenberg

Season with one-half teaspoon of salt, one-fourth teaspoon paprika, and two tablespoons tomato ketchup.

From Project Gutenberg

A most excellent tomato sauce is made of a brilliant red ketchup, known to dealers under the name of "Connoisseur Ketchup."

From Project Gutenberg

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