Sarepta mustard
- noun
- /səˈrɛp.tə ˈmʌs.tərd/
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mostaza de Sarepta
- You can identify Sarepta mustard by its reddish-brown seeds and spicy aroma.
Examples
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The chef used Sarepta mustard to add a distinct flavor to the salad dressing.
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Farmers began cultivating Sarepta mustard seeds in new regions outside of Russia.
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I love adding Sarepta mustard to my sandwiches.
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Have you tried Sarepta mustard in your salad dressings?
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The chef used Sarepta mustard to add a distinct flavor to the salad dressing.
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You can identify Sarepta mustard by its reddish-brown seeds and spicy aroma.
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Farmers began cultivating Sarepta mustard seeds in new regions outside of Russia.
Synonyms
A plant grown for small seeds that are ground to make a spicy sauce and oil
A plant grown for its small seeds used to make mustard and oil
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Sarepta + mustard
This is a compositional place-name + product construction: knowing 'Sarepta' as a place/name and 'mustard' as the condiment lets a learner infer it is a variety of mustard from Sarepta. The pattern (e.g. Dijon mustard, English mustard) is common cross-linguistically and not idiomatic, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name Sarepta mustard comes from the town of Sarepta in Russia, where farmers grew this kind of mustard with small reddish-brown seeds and a spicy smell. That's why the name now means a slightly spicy kind of 'mustard' used in cooking.