KETCHUP


Meaning of KETCHUP in English

/ ˈketʃəp; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a thick cold sauce made from tomatoes, usually sold in bottles

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: perhaps from Chinese ( Cantonese dialect) k'ē chap tomato juice.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.