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relish

relish

19 3.2
A sauce made from chopped vegetables or fruit used to add flavor to food
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛlɪʃ/
: condimento
  • Put a little relish on your hot dog!

I don't like motherfuckers that make deviled eggs with relish in them like I love.

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Examples

  • Add some relish to your sandwich to enhance the flavor.

  • When the food arrived, he reached for the relish, put a little dab on the hamburger, and tasted it.

    Academic text (2000)
  • - Could I have some relish on it?

  • Can we have some relish on ours?

  • - Is the lemon relish ready?

  • Why don't we ever have any relish in this house?

  • You have the pickle relish?

  • I've never considered using relish in Mexican food, but I can see it working well.

    Blog text (5)
  • The nshima is accompanied by a relish, most commonly plant material grown in gardens or picked from the wild.

    Academic text (1993)
  • We have pickled sunchokes and we have a relish of onions and mustard seeds.

Synonyms

mustard
vsrelish
153 1.0

A sharp yellow or brown paste put on food to add flavor

is made from chopped vegetables or fruits rather than seeds
pickle
vsrelish
132 1.0

A vegetable like a cucumber preserved in vinegar or salty water that you eat with food

is a chopped mixture used to enhance dishes rather than a whole preserved vegetable
salsa
vsrelish
92 1.2

A spicy tomato sauce with onions and chili peppers served with Mexican food

is a chunky chopped condiment rather than a pourable sauce
hot sauce
vsrelish
48 1.0

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers that people add to food for heat

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment focusing on flavour rather than pure heat
seasoning
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35 1.0

A thing like salt, herbs or spices you add to food to make it taste better

is a ready chopped topping served with food rather than cooking ingredients
condiment
vsrelish
28 2.3

A thing like a sauce or spice that you add to food to make it taste better

is a specific chopped fruit or vegetable used to enhance dishes
salad dressing
vsrelish
22 1.0

A cold sauce like oil and vinegar or ranch that adds flavor to fresh vegetables

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment used broadly not only for salads
sauerkraut
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18 3.8

A food of shredded cabbage fermented in salt water and eaten as a sour side dish

is made by chopping and seasoning fruits or vegetables rather than fermenting them
chutney
vsrelish
14 3.0

A spicy sauce made from chopped fruit or vegetables cooked with sugar, vinegar, and spices

is made from chopped fruits or vegetables not necessarily cooked or sweetened
ketchup
vsrelish
13 1.0

A thick, sweet tomato sauce used on food like fries or burgers

is a chopped fruit or vegetable condiment not a smooth sweet tomato sauce
aioli
vsrelish
7 6.5

A thick garlic sauce like mayonnaise used for dipping or on sandwiches

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment rather than an emulsified garlic sauce
5 5.1

A dark, tangy sauce made from vinegar and spices used to add savory flavor to food

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment not a thin fish flavored sauce
chili sauce
vsrelish
  • US
3 1.0

A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment not a simmered sauce
onion salt
vsrelish
1 1.1

Salt mixed with dried onion that adds flavor to food

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment not a powdered seasoning
remoulade sauce
vsrelish
1 5.9

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment not a creamy mayonnaise based sauce
pickle relish
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1 2.0

A sweet, chopped topping of cucumbers in vinegar used on burgers and hot dogs

is a condiment from chopped fruits or vegetables not necessarily pickles
1 2.5

A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings

is a chopped topping used directly on food rather than a dip
remoulade
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1 7.8

A yellow tangy sauce made with chopped pickles used on hot dogs

is a general chopped vegetable or fruit condiment not regionally specific
tomato ketchup
vsrelish
1 1.0

A thick red sauce made from tomatoes and used on foods like fries

is a chopped vegetable or fruit condiment rather than a smooth tomato sauce
piccalilli
vsrelish
  • UK
1 9.3

A chunky mix of chopped pickled vegetables in mustard and spices

is made from chopped fruits or vegetables not necessarily pickled
chowchow
vsrelish
  • US
1 8.2

A spicy pickled mix of chopped vegetables often served with Southern food

is a broader term for chopped vegetable or fruit condiments not regionally tied
Indian relish
vsrelish
1 3.1

A spicy sauce made from chopped fruit or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar

is made from chopped fruits or vegetables not necessarily cooked or sweetened

Compounds

A sweet, chopped topping of cucumbers in vinegar used on burgers and hot dogs

A spicy sauce made from chopped fruit or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar

How Spicy

relish
19 3.2
sweet pickle
1 2.7

Surface Forms

relish singular
relishes plural

Etymology

The food meaning of relish also comes from that old French word for 'taste', which helps you remember it as a small sauce that adds 'taste' to food. So a relish is something you put on food to make it more tasty.