: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Examples of ketchup in a Sentence
She put ketchup on her hamburger.
Recent Examples on the WebOther ingredients that can be difficult for restaurant owners to source in Chicago include Barako coffee, banana ketchup and Filipino soy sauce (toyo).—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024 Her favorite chapter of the book is devoted to condiments, but not traditional ones like ketchup and mustard.—Erin Clements, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Anyone who ate like a garbage disposal and counted ketchup as a vegetable throughout his or her 20s will tell you that.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Stir together ketchup, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, molasses, and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl until combined.—Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ketchup
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed, directly or via Malay kecap (phonetically kətʃap) "fish sauce," from Southern Min (Chinese dialects of southeast Fujian) kôe-chiap (Xiamen), kê-chiap (Zhangzhou), from kôe, kê "salted or pickled fish or shellfish" + chiap "juice, sap"
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