ketchup

noun

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ketch·up | \ ˈke-chəp

, ˈka-

variants: or less commonly catchup \ ˈke-chəp

, ˈka-

\ or catsup \ ˈke-chəp

, ˈka-

; ˈkat-səp

Definition of ketchup

: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes

Example Sentences Phrases Containing ketchup Learn More About ketchup

Examples of ketchup in a Sentence

She put ketchup on her hamburger.

Recent Examples on the Web The fifth-year senior from Cleveland Brush, who stayed with the Buckeyes after taking a look in the transfer portal, showed up in a ketchup-and-mustard track suit. — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 Serve burgers with pickles, ketchup and your choice of toppings and condiments. — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Summertime is the perfect time for barbecues with family and friends, but with barbecues also come ketchup and mustard stains. — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022 Now Ringmaster Jim himself is two-hand-squeezing bottles of ketchup and Nestle syrup in, while The Slug pours Coors Light. — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022 Around the corner, at a station for Plinko Burger, gamers squeezed bottles of ketchup and mustard with ferocious concentration. — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022 Combine onions, pepper, ketchup, mustard, breadcrumbs, eggs, Worcestershire, oregano, and thyme in a bowl. — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Aug. 2021 When that McDonald’s kept running out of ketchup, the restaurant started charging for it. — New York Times, 21 July 2022 That’s when this idea oozed out, like ketchup from a plastic squeeze bottle. — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for ketchup

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"