seasoning en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English seasoning From season + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
“We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”
2024 January 2, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “MSG is the most misunderstood ingredient of the century. That’s finally changing”, in CNN:To distinctify the seasoning, add grated fresh ginger, finely minced green chili (serrano or jalapeno), or chopped fresh herbs: cilantro, mint, thyme.
1989, Yoga Journal, number 89, page 82:
- (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything added to increase enjoyment.
- (countable, uncountable) A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) An alcoholic intoxication.
Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”
- (countable, uncountable) In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.
- (countable, uncountable) The air drying of wood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seasonings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
beau monde seasoning · hunger is the best seasoning · Montreal steak seasoning · Montreal seasoning
Holonyms
Hyponyms
fennel · wuderove · shallot · oregano · ketchup · paprika · butter · sweet woodruff · nasturtium · five-spice powder · soy sauce · rosemary · lovage · cumin · bouquet garni · cayenne pepper · spearmint · lemon balm · salt · malabathrum · garam masala · cardamom · peppercorn · cinnamon · herb · caraway · horehound · tamarind · canella · allspice · tarragon · anise · bay · ginger · clove · celery seed · sumac · juniper berry · angelica · sage · black pepper · camomile · pimento · grains of paradise · savory · mahlab · lavender · turmeric · nutmeg · woodruff · chutney · wasabi · cilantro · mace · relish · bay leaf · burnet · pepper · peppermint · celery · mint · chive · sichuan pepper · waldmeister · vinegar · condiment · coriander · hyssop · scallion · spice · madder · sweet basil · tabasco · fenugreek · Welsh onion · onion · sea salt · garlic · nigella · saffron · green pepper · celery salt · parsley · mustard · borage · marjoram · horseradish · basil · chervil · garlic chive · annatto · black horehound · caper · arugula
Relateds
Synonyms
drunkenness (intoxication) · seasoning
Translations (88)
uz dorivor (cooking ingredient) · de lagern zum Trocknen (air drying of wood) · cs koření (cooking ingredient) · cmn 調味料 /调味料 (cooking ingredient) · th เครื่องปรุงรส (cooking ingredient) · id bumbu (cooking ingredient) · ka სუნელი (cooking ingredient) · it stagionatura (add fat layer to cookware) · cmn 調料 /调料 (cooking ingredient) · pl przyprawa (cooking ingredient) · ko 조미료 (cooking ingredient) · xqa اُتيَم (cooking ingredient) · ko 양념 (cooking ingredient) · ar بَهَار (cooking ingredient) · ar تَابَل (cooking ingredient) · ms pengeringan (air drying of wood) · fa چاشنی (cooking ingredient) · gl condimento (cooking ingredient) · pt condicionar (air drying of wood) · fi mauste (cooking ingredient) · pt condimento (cooking ingredient) · hi छौंक (cooking ingredient) · tl panlig-ing (cooking ingredient) · ur مصالحہ (cooking ingredient) · ca condiment (cooking ingredient) · cs ochucovadlo (cooking ingredient) · es condimento (cooking ingredient) · es aliño (cooking ingredient) · ru спе́ция (cooking ingredient) · uz ziravor (cooking ingredient) · es sazonante (cooking ingredient) · ar أَبْزَار (cooking ingredient) · ms perasa (cooking ingredient) · la condīmentum (cooking ingredient) · fr épice (cooking ingredient) · ru припра́ва (cooking ingredient) · fr assaisonnement (cooking ingredient) · sq lezetim (cooking ingredient) · tr baharat (cooking ingredient) · bg подпра́вка (cooking ingredient) · hi तड़का (cooking ingredient) · es secado (air drying of wood) · be прыпра́ва (cooking ingredient) · hi मसाला (cooking ingredient) · it condimento (cooking ingredient) · is bragðbætir (cooking ingredient) · de Gewürz (cooking ingredient) · kea ténpra (cooking ingredient) · vi gia vị (cooking ingredient) · sl začimba (cooking ingredient) · pt tempero (cooking ingredient) · bn চাট্নি (cooking ingredient) · es curado (add fat layer to cookware) · zu isithokelo (cooking ingredient) · cy sesnin (cooking ingredient) · tl pampalasa (cooking ingredient) · fi höyste (cooking ingredient) · ab ахәшә (cooking ingredient) · fo krydd (cooking ingredient) · ca amaniment (cooking ingredient) · ab аххыла (cooking ingredient) · hi बघार (cooking ingredient) · sh začin (cooking ingredient) · uk припра́ва (cooking ingredient) · de Würze (cooking ingredient) · cs dochucovadlo (cooking ingredient) · sk korenie (cooking ingredient) · de Ablagern (air drying of wood) · ka საკმაზი (cooking ingredient) · sv krydda (cooking ingredient) · ota تربیه (cooking ingredient) · af geurmiddels (cooking ingredient) · tl pampasarap (cooking ingredient) · kea tenper (cooking ingredient) · da krydd (cooking ingredient) · es sazonador (cooking ingredient) · grc ἄρτυμα (cooking ingredient) · fr sèchage (air drying of wood) · gl adubo (cooking ingredient) · tl lig-ing (cooking ingredient) · id pengeringan (air drying of wood) · az dadlıq (cooking ingredient) · ja 調味料 (cooking ingredient) · mt tħawwir (cooking ingredient) · eu gozagarri (cooking ingredient) · ar تَابِل (cooking ingredient) · fr culottage (add fat layer to cookware) · it stagionatura (air drying of wood)