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ketchup

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[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

/ ˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. any of various piquant sauces containing vinegar

    tomato ketchup

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ketchup1

First recorded in 1705–15; from Malay ə󲹱 “fish sauce,” perhaps from dialectal Chinese é (Guangdong) or ke-tsiap (Xiamen), akin to Chinese 羱é “eggplant” + ī “jܾ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ketchup1

C18: from Chinese (Amoy) ōٲ brine of pickled fish, from ō seafood + tsiap sauce
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“I would say the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. Two eggs over medium bacon, American cheese, salt, pepper and ketchup on a roll,” Dillon told host Sean Evans.

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It comes with a little ketchup on it and I get a side salad, which is like arugula and a little Parmesan and maybe a small orange juice.

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In-N-Out is also in the process of changing its ketchup to remove high-fructose corn syrup and replace it with cane sugar, the company’s spokesperson said.

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The knitwork also features a rodent eating chips covered in ketchup and a larger one feasting on a carrot and a sandwich.

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The 43-year-old says that even things like ketchup have doubled in price in the last few years, while wages are stagnating.

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