condiment
pronunciation
How to pronounce condiment in British English:
UK [ˈkɒndɪmənt]
How to pronounce condiment in American English:
US [ˈkɑːndɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
Word Origin
- condiment
- condiment: see recondite
- condiment (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French condiment (13c.), from Latin condimentum "spice, seasoning, sauce," from condire "to preserve, pickle, season," variant of condere "to put away, store," from com- "together" (see com-) + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (n.1)).
Example
- 1. Garlic , ginger etc. promotes the yellow condiment of weight reduction
- 2. Fact : apparently this condiment can reinstate shine to your small change .
- 3. Hanoverian mustard spoons hint at what a vital condiment this fiery fluid was in the english diet .
- 4. It has elements of horror , but they exist almost as a condiment for something that 's partly a tightly researched historical novel , partly a love-story , and always a musing on the nature of time and the past .
- 5. Fish sauce is the basic condiment for all vietnamese food , and phu quoc its finest incarnation .