ketchup
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
1711, following earlier catchup (1690), of disputed origin.[1] Originally referred to a sauce from South/Southeast/East Asia – 1690: East Indies (region generally); 1711: Tonkin (northern Vietnam) and China.
Most likely from Malay kicap, from Chinese Min Nan 鮭汁 (kê-chiap, “brine of fish (namely salmon)”), though precise path is unclear – there are related words in various Chinese dialects, and it may have entered English directly from Chinese. Cognate to Indonesian kecap, ketjap (“soy sauce”). Various other theories exist – see Ketchup: Etymology for extended discussion.
Catsup (earlier catchup) is an alternative Anglicization, still in use in U.S.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
ketchup (countable and uncountable; plural ketchups)
- (uncountable) A tomato-vinegar based sauce.
- (US standard of identity) A food comprising tomato concentrate and any of vinegar, sweetener, spices, flavoring, onion, and garlic.
- (countable) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes), or a specific brand or kind of such sauce – see usage notes below.
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[edit] Usage notes
The term is now used almost exclusively to refer to tomato ketchup. However, at one time it was a more general term for sauce, and it is still occasionally used in this way, as with grape ketchup and mushroom ketchup.
[edit] References
- ^ “The etymological origin of the word ketchup is a matter of confusion.” Pure Ketchup, by Andrew F. Smith, ISBN 1-56098-993-9. Page 4.
- “ketchup” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Malay
[edit] Noun
ketchup m. (plural ketchups)
[edit] Polish
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From English ketchup.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɛt͡ʂup/, rare: /ˈkɛt͡ʂap/
[edit] Noun
ketchup m.
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ketchup | ketchupy |
| genitive | ketchupu | ketchupów |
| dative | ketchupowi | ketchupom |
| accusative | ketchup | ketchupy |
| instrumental | ketchupem | ketchupami |
| locative | ketchupie | ketchupach |
| vocative | ketchupie | ketchupy |
- English terms derived from Malay
- English terms derived from Min Nan
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- American English
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- English countable nouns
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- French terms derived from Malay
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
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- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
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