ketchup en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap)der. Malay kecapbor.? English ketchup Uncertain, but probably ultimately from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”) via Malay kecap ~ kicap “any dark clear sauce from soy, fish etc”, though the precise path is unclear – there are related words in various Chinese languages. Various other theories exist – see Ketchup: Etymology for extended discussion. First appeared in English in the late 17th century in reference to a Southeast Asian sauce encountered by British traders and sailors. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that it was commonly used in the 18th century to refer to a variety of similar sauces with varying ingredients—"anchovies, mushrooms, walnuts, and oysters being particularly popular"—but by the late 19th century the current tomato ketchup became the most popular form. Catsup (earlier catchup) is an alternative Anglicization, still in use in the U.S., though it is now somewhat rare.
Meanings
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(Canada, UK, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).
alt of tomato ketchup
This diner serves ketchup in red bottles, and mustard in yellow ones.
tomato ketchup
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(archaic, countable) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
The bottles, however, were port bottles, but contained mushroom ketchup; […]
1883, Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, page lxxxiii:To accompany meat, we prepare fruit ketchups and rhubarb chutney.
2003, Inns and Bed and Breakfasts in Quebec 2003, Ulysses Travel Guides, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catsup | alternative | lexicographic | |
| catchup | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ketchups | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kechap | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| katsup | alternative | lexicographic | |
| katjap | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ketsup | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
table salt (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · relish (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · green relish (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · salt (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · sweet green relish (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · black pepper (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · mayonnaise (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · sweet chili sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · vinegar (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · prepared yellow mustard sauce (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · ground black pepper (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · soy sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · cherry sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · chili sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · white vinegar (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · chili sauce (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · prepared yellow mustard (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · mustard (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · prepared mustard (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · sweet relish (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · malt vinegar (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · chowchow (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · yellow mustard sauce (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · pepper (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · plum sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · hoisin sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · mustard sauce (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · sweet and sour sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · ground pepper (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · fish sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · siracha (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · yellow mustard (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · tree sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · oyster flavor sauce (common Chinese condiment sauces) · prepared mustard sauce (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup) · cucumber relish (condiments commonly paired with tomato ketchup)
Deriveds
curry ketchup · ketchuppy · marry the ketchups · ketchuplike · ketchupless · banana ketchup · marry the ketchup
Descendants
ketchup · kečup · ketchup · קעטשאָפּ · ketchup · cetsyp · ketchup · кетчуп · 茄汁 · ketsuppi · кетчуп · ketsap · кетчуп · ketchup · ketchup · ketchup · ケチャップ · ketchup · ketchup · Ketschup · ketçap · citseap · קֶטְשׁוֹפּ · keçap · 케첩 · kōjjeb · κέτσαπ · keczup · เค็ตชัป · quètxup · کچاپ · ketchup · kétchup · kèchëp · кетчуп · Catchup · Ketchup · 茄汁 · كَتْشَب
Hypernyms
red catsup · condiment · red ketchup · table condiment · tomato sauce · table sauce · sauce
Synonyms
Translations (96)
it ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · es ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · de Ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nv chʼil łichxíʼí bitooʼ akʼédzidígíí (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mk до́матен сос (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · az ketçap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mt ketċap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sv ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sl kečap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nv achʼííʼ yázhí bikʼétłohí łichxíʼígíí (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · hi केचप (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nv chʼil łichxíʼí akʼédzidí (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ca quètxup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · vi nước xốt cà chua (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sh кѐчап (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · he מִתְבָּל (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · uz ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cic akankishniha' okchi' (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ru тома́тный со́ус (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ur کیچپ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · bn কেচাপ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · th เค็ตชัป (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · vi tương cà (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · uk ке́тчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sh kèčap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · da ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ky кетчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · fr ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · fa کچاپ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · pl ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · io kechupo (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ru ке́тчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cs kečup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · es képchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mh kōjjeb (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · tpi retsos (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · arz كاتشب (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · gl ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · tg кетчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nn ketsjup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ga citseap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cy cetsyp (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · unm kèchëp (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ko 케첩 (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · lt kečupas (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · it salsa rubra (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · el κέτσαπ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · is tómatsósa (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cy sos coch (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · eo keĉupo (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · es salsa de tomate (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · et ketšup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · dsb ketšup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · az ketçup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · it tomato (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · yi קעטשאָפּ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · fi ketsuppi (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · kk кетчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ar عَصِير الْبَنْدُورَة (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · bg ке́тчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · lv kečups (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · pl keczup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · es kétchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · km ទឹកប៉េងប៉ោះ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · es cátsup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · gl catchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · tl ketsap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nl ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nb ketsjup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · tr ketçap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · yue 茄汁 (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · acw كتشب (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · be ке́тчуп (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · hu ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nb ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mr केचप (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · hy կետչուպ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ka კეტჩუპი (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · pt ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mk ке́чап (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ka კეჩუპი (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cmn 茄汁 (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nn ketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ca quetxup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ms saus tomat (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · mt sos aħmar (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · he קֶטְשׁוֹפּ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sq keçap (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ar كَتْشَب (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ms sos tomato (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · cmn 番茄醬 /番茄酱 (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ja ケチャップ (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · id saus tomat (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · sk kečup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · nl tomatenketchup (tomato-vinegar based sauce) · ug شوخلا قىيامى (tomato-vinegar based sauce)