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It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.
Gary Carter

Meaning of "ketchup" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KETCHUP

From Chinese (Amoy) kōetsiap brine of pickled fish, from kōe seafood + tsiap sauce.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KETCHUP

ketchup  [ˈkɛtʃəp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KETCHUP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ketchup is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KETCHUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ketchup

Ketchup

Ketchup, also occasionally catsup, is a table sauce. Traditionally, different recipes featured ketchup made of mushrooms, oysters, mussels, walnuts, or other foods, but in modern times the term without modification usually means tomato ketchup, often called tomato sauce, or, occasionally red sauce. It is a sweet and tangy sauce, typically made from tomatoes, vinegar, a sweetener, and assorted seasonings and spices. The sweetener is most commonly sugar or more specifically in the United States, high fructose corn syrup. Seasonings vary by recipe, but commonly include onions, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, garlic, and sometimes celery. Tomato ketchup is often used as a condiment with various dishes that are usually served hot, including chips/fries, hamburgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, eggs, and grilled or fried meat. Ketchup is sometimes used as a basis or ingredient for other sauces and dressings. Ketchup is also used as a flavour for things such as crisps/potato chips, this variety of crisps/chips is one of the most-popular flavors of them in Canada, and is quite popular in the UK, as well. They have also recently been offered in the US.

Definition of ketchup in the English dictionary

The definition of ketchup in the dictionary is any of various piquant sauces containing vinegar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KETCHUP


archbishop
ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp
bishop
ˈbɪʃəp
catchup
ˈkætʃəp
unbishop
ʌnˈbɪʃəp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KETCHUP

ket
keta
ketamine
ketch
kete
ketene
keto form
keto-enol tautomerism
ketogenesis
ketogenic
ketonaemia
ketone
ketone body
ketone group
ketonemia
ketonic
ketonuria
ketose
ketosis
ketosteroid

WORDS THAT END LIKE KETCHUP

be made up
cup
follow up
follow-up
group
hup
look up
make-up
mashup
matchup
pick-up
pin-up
put-you-up
set up
set-up
tomato ketchup
touchup
up
washup
whup

Synonyms and antonyms of ketchup in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ketchup» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KETCHUP

Find out the translation of ketchup to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ketchup from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ketchup» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蕃茄酱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ketchup
570 millions of speakers

English

ketchup
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केचप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَاتْشَبٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кетчуп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ketchup
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেচাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ketchup
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saus tomat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ketchup
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケチャップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케첩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketchup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước sốt cà chua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ச்அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केचअप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ketçap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ketchup
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ketchup
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кетчуп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ketchup
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κέτσαπ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ketchup
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ketchup
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ketchup
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ketchup

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KETCHUP»

The term «ketchup» is very widely used and occupies the 20.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KETCHUP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ketchup» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ketchup» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ketchup

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10 QUOTES WITH «KETCHUP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ketchup.
1
Gary Carter
It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.
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Cheryl Cole
I don't think I'm a style icon, not at all. Sometimes I just want to rock out in me scruffs and me Uggs. You know, a really comfy old tracksuit with maybe a dollop of ketchup down the front.
3
Helen Fielding
I come from Yorkshire in England where we like to eat chip sandwiches - white bread, butter, tomato ketchup and big fat french fries cooked in beef dripping.
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Cheryl Hines
My first job was as a waitress, and I waitressed for a long, long time. I was a very bad waitress. I didn't care if people had ketchup or if they were allergic to fish. It really didn't bother me either way. I didn't care. I was bad, but it was a good way to make money. And it's a fun job if you are working with fun people.
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Scarlett Johansson
I still eat a burger at a counter with ketchup dripping down my face.
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Mario Lemieux
A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
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Wynton Marsalis
I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some Tabasco sauce, some ketchup, some mayonnaise. I love all of that. Put it on a trumpet. I've just got to have the ketchup and Tabasco sauce. That's my attitude about musical philosophy.
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Michael Mina
From a young age, I understood the idea of balanced flavor - the reason you put ketchup on a hamburger. I was that kid who wouldn't eat something if there was something missing. I never really understood it until I began cooking professionally, balancing acids, sweets, spicy flavors and fat.
9
Yotam Ottolenghi
Call me tacky, but I love the union of sweet and sour, even in some now-unloved Oriental dishes incorporating pineapple and ketchup.
10
Jose Andres Puerta
As a chef and as a father, I am very upset by what's on the menu at most schools: chicken nuggets and tater tots and ketchup and pizza.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KETCHUP»

Discover the use of ketchup in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ketchup and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ketchup Clouds
Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows.
Annabel Pitcher, 2012
2
Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment, ...
Reflecting the diversity of the condiment's myriad incarnations, the volume includes recipes for more than 110 ketchup varieties made from such unexpected ingredients as apricots, beer, celery, cucumbers, lemons, liver, raspberries, and rum ...
Andrew F. Smith, 1996
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Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon
Have you ever wondered about the best time of day to ask someone out on a date—or for a raise? Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon tells you the best time—of the day, of the week, of the month or of the year—to do almost anything.
Mark Di Vincenzo, 2009
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Ketchup on Your Cornflakes?
Do you like ketchup on your cornflakes'tying in with Nick Sharratt's position as official illustrator for World Book Day 2006, this larger format edition, with its bestcover yet, will ensure KETCHUP's continuing longevity.
‎2006
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Ketchup
Superheroes. Super villains. Elementary school drama. Red mice & a love that could never be. This is a story about a small group of heroes trying to live average lives as they struggle to save their city from the forces of evil.
Manuel Esparza, 2012
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From Tomato to Ketchup
Explains how ketchup is made, showing the steps from when the tomato plants are harvested to the bottling station in the factory.
Roberta Basel, 2005
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Ketchup: Methods of Manufacture
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Arvill Wayne Bitting, Katherine Golden Bitting, 2010
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Part Blood, Part Ketchup: Coming of Age in American ...
Analyzes novels by 20th century authors - Edith Wharton, J D Salinger, Philip Roth, John Irving, and Jamaica Kincaid, looking at the trends that obliterate cultural divides.
Karen R. Tolchin, 2007
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Ketchup, Catch Up!
Ketchup is the slowest monkey in the jungle until he finds some roller skates.
Fran Manushkin, Golden Books, 1987
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Pouring Ketchup: Hurt Stories Between Hope
Okay, not really politely. I balked, "There is no way I am ever going to reveal what I spent a lifetime concealing. God, I'm a pastor and these stories don't make me look good; as you know, some don't even make me look like a Christian.
Dennis Cook, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KETCHUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ketchup is used in the context of the following news items.
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The ketchup sachet-shaped drug saving babies from HIV - BBC News
The programme is enabling newborn babies to take their medicines efficiently - via a pouch that looks just like the small ketchup sachets you ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Strange But Good: 7 Ways to Eat Ketchup
Could there be a condiment more divisive than ketchup? After asking our editors, our Hotline, and our Facebook followers, we can safely say ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
3
Weekly Ketchup: Disney's Aladdin Gets A Live Action Prequel …
This week's Ketchup covers seven days from the realm of film development (including two days of San Diego Comic-Con), and ten of the top ... «Rotten Tomatoes, Jul 15»
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Ketchup wins junior title in Bel Air women's lacrosse play
In the junior title game, Ketchup came from behind to beat Mustard, 7-5. Lauren Thomas scored the game's final three goals to push Ketchup ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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Ditch the ketchup, try these fresh dips with your monsoon snack
Its time you gave up the boring ketchup and old mint chutney for fresher and yummier dips with your favourite snacks this monsoon. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Why don't Chicagoans put ketchup on a hot dog? - Chicago Tribune
Bill Savage, who teaches Chicago literature at Northwestern University, takes on Chicago's strict hot dog rule in his talk “Ketchup: The ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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This Infographic Shows You Nine Ways to Spice Up Common Ketchup
Adding big flavor to simple condiments you already have in the fridge can make your dishes even more delicious. This infographic shows you ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
8
Sweet Potato Turkey Cakes with Kimchi Ketchup
This ketchup is an easy way to satisfy your sweet tooth while getting probiotics and a fabulous assist for your digestive tract. I hope you enjoy ... «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»
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Heinz Ketchup Major 'Oops' -- Bottle's QR Code Links to Porn Site
*If you weren't careful enough to investigate, you may have thought the iconic brand of ketchup many of us grew up with had changed direction. «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
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Where does ketchup come from? Bizarre origin stories of popular …
Condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, salsa, and barbecue sauce are essential components of just about every well-stocked ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

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