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relish
[ rel-ish ]
/ ˈrɛl ɪʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to have taste or flavor.
to be agreeable.
OTHER WORDS FOR relish
6 savor.
8 appreciate.
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Origin of relish
1520–30; alteration of Middle English reles aftertaste, scent <Old French, variant of relais remainder, that left behind; see release
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Words nearby relish
Religious Society of Friends, relinquish, reliquary, relique, reliquiae, relish, relive, relleno, rellies, reload, relocatable
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British Dictionary definitions for relish
relish
/ (ˈrɛlɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of relish
relishable, adjectiveWord Origin for relish
C16: from earlier reles aftertaste, from Old French: something remaining, from relaisser to leave behind; see release
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