condiment
- noun
- /ˈkɒndɪmənt/
- Sam anxiously rearranges the condiments on the table.
- condiments added
We find it originally as a medicinal condiment, really in quite small quantities.
- We find it originally as a medicinal condiment, really in quite small quantities.
- One early condiment I can think of as garam.
Examples
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Many people enjoy adding ketchup as a condiment to their fries.
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The fruit is eaten alone, in salads, and as a condiment on ice cream and pastries.
Academic text (1995) -
Okay, we have our condiment bar, OK, and our dusting station.
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Yeah, we have a lot of condiments left, so we're going to have a little fun with them.
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You can have whatever condiments you like, but you gotta finish it.
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A house full of condiments and no food.
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So you want double condiments on that?
Fiction book (1999) -
But two slices of bread, some meat, a condiment or two?
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You like a lot of condiments, don't you?
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And I'll have a chicken sandwich with no condiments and a small fry.
Synonyms
A thing like salt, herbs or spices you add to food to make it taste better
A small food item added to a dish to decorate and add flavor
An ingredient like salt or pepper that makes food taste better
How Flavorful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word condiment comes from the old Latin word condire, which means 'to season' or 'to preserve', like the English verb 'season'. So a condiment is something such as a sauce, spice, or relish that you add to food to give it more taste.