noun

ketchup

ketchup, catsup

Do you want ketchup with your fries?

Do you want ketchup with your fries?

He put a lot of ketchup on his burger.

He put a lot of ketchup on his burger.

ketchup on ((sth.)) ketchup on top of (sth.) I like ketchup on my eggs.

Synonyms: catsup, tomato sauce (in some contexts)

From the Chinese (Amoy dialect) word 'kê-tsiap', a type of fish sauce. The recipe evolved into the modern tomato-based sauce.

Picture a red bottle of ketchup. The word is very similar across many languages, making it easy to remember.

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