MUSTARD


Meaning of MUSTARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mʌstə(r)d ]

( mustards)

1.

Mustard is a yellow or brown paste usually eaten with meat. It tastes hot and spicy.

...a pot of mustard...

N-MASS

2.

Mustard is used to describe things that are brownish yellow in colour.

...a mustard coloured jumper.

COLOUR

3.

If someone does not cut the mustard , their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be. ( INFORMAL )

PHRASE : V inflects , usu with neg

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