horseradish
pronunciation
How to pronounce horseradish in British English:
UK [ˈhɔ:srædɪʃ]
How to pronounce horseradish in American English:
US [ˈhɔrsrædɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
- grated horseradish root
Word Origin
- horseradish (n.)
- 1590s, Cochlearia armoricia; the common name preserves the once-common figurative sense of horse as "strong, large, coarse" (as in in obsolete horse mushroom, horse parsley, Old English horsminte "horse mint," etc.); also see radish.
Example
- 1. You 've got white chocolate in my japanese horseradish !
- 2. You 've got japanese horseradish in my white chocolate !
- 3. The horseradish is creamy and hot , but the sweetness is smooth rather than sickly , and the combined flavours whizz around my mouth like popping candy .
- 4. Dr denk , for example , tracks the myriad branches of a single nerve cell using an enzyme from horseradish .
- 5. Smoked trout mousse whip some heavy cream until peaks form , and fold in horseradish , chopped chives and black pepper . Then stir in flaked pieces of smoked trout .