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horseradish

horseradish

16 3.9
A plant with a thick white root that is grated to add spice to food
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔrsˌrædɪʃ/
translation icon : rábano picante
  • A nice roast beef sandwich with horseradish on it.

It has Swiss cheese, horseradish, maybe something else.

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Examples

  • We requested horseradish sauce on the side, which the kitchen was able to make for us.

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  • So I will confirm that this is latkas with shredded horseradish, sour cream, applesauce and more horseradish.

  • - Can I have some horseradish here?

  • In the kitchen, you can use horseradish in these ways.

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  • Then you hit it with some of this horseradish and red sauce.

  • I'd like some slices of bologna with a side of horseradish.

  • Freshly shredded horseradish also makes a great addition to mashed potatoes.

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  • So we get a nice piece of fried shrimp, season it, we glaze it a little bit with this kind of sweet, spicy horseradish syrup.

  • It is juices, ginger, garlic, horseradish, habanero and lemon.

  • I love adding horseradish to my sandwiches for an extra kick of flavor.

Synonyms

red cole
vshorseradish
9.9

A plant with a thick white spicy root used to make a hot sauce

is used by grating its root to make a spicy condiment
Armoracia rusticana
vshorseradish
  • Specialized
9.8

A plant with a thick white root used to make spicy horseradish

is used by grating its root to make a spicy condiment
horseradish root
vshorseradish
3.8

A white root grated to give sauces or meat a strong hot taste

is the whole plant, not only the root used for seasoning

Compounds

A creamy white sauce with a sharp taste from grated horseradish root, often served with meat or fish

7.1

An enzyme from horseradish used to show antibodies in lab tests

A white root grated to give sauces or meat a strong hot taste

How Pungent

wasabi
5 4.9
horseradish
16 3.9
mustard
167 1.0

Surface Forms

horseradish singular
horseradishes plural

Morphology

horseradish = horse + radish (semi-transparent) = horse + radish

Formally a compound of 'horse' + 'radish', but 'horse-' functions as an intensifier rather than referring to the animal, so the specific pungent condiment meaning is not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Horseradish combines horse and radish; here horse does not mean the animal but was once used to say 'large' or 'strong', and radish comes from a word meaning 'root'. That's why horseradish is a very strong, spicy root used as a condiment.