MUSTARD


Meaning of MUSTARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-tərd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mustarde, from must must, from Latin mustum

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : a pungent yellow powder of the seeds of any of several common mustards ( Brassica hirta, B. nigra, or B. juncea ) used as a condiment or in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, an emetic, or a counterirritant

b. slang : zest

2. : any of several herbs (genus Brassica of the family Cruciferae syn. Brassicaceae, the mustard family) with lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and linear beaked pods

3. : a dark to moderate yellow

• mus·tardy -tər-dē adjective

[

mustard 1a

]

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