: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Examples of ketchup in a Sentence
She put ketchup on her hamburger.
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Honey-sweetened with half the sugar of regular ketchup.—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024 From the orange-peel theory to the ketchup challenge, men are being asked to prove their worth on social media—and everyone's watching.
February 16, 2024
Campbell Hunt Puckett stands with her husband, Jett, showing off her outfit.—Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024 Whisk in ketchup, soy sauce, fish sauce, ½ tablespoon of the chile crisp and the rice vinegar.—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 This soup features the makings of a perfect burger: ground beef, potatoes (for the French fry taste), ketchup, mustard, and American cheese.—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024 Try channel surfing without landing on a pitch, especially from Mahomes and Kelce, for shampoo, insurance, energy drinks, soup, streaming services, sandwiches, ketchup, candy and more, often using humor to clinch the deals.—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024 So, are recreational runners really going to give ketchup a try?—Victor Mather, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 Mustard and ketchup smothering the dog don’t just add a familiar taste.—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed, directly or via Malay kecap (phonetically kətʃap) "fish sauce," from Southern Min (Chinese dialects of southeast Fujian) kôe-chiap (Xiamen), kê-chiap (Zhangzhou), from kôe, kê "salted or pickled fish or shellfish" + chiap "juice, sap"
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