condiment
English
Etymology
From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.də.mənt/
Noun
condiment (plural condiments)
- Something used to enhance the flavor of food; for example, salt or pepper.
- 1994 July 21, Faye Fiore, “Congress relishes another franking privilege: Meat lobby puts on the dog with exclusive luncheon for lawmakers – experts on pork”, in Los Angeles Times:
- Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:seasoning
Derived terms
Translations
something used to enhance flavor
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Verb
condiment (third-person singular simple present condiments, present participle condimenting, simple past and past participle condimented)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin condīmentum.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “condiment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “condiment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “condiment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “condiment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin condīmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.di.mɑ̃/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
See also
Further reading
- “condiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Declension
Declension of condiment
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) condiment | condimentul | (niște) condimente | condimentele |
genitive/dative | (unui) condiment | condimentului | (unor) condimente | condimentelor |
vocative | condimentule | condimentelor |
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