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ketchup

American  
[kech-uhp, kach-] / ˈkɛtʃ əp, ˈkætʃ- /
Also catsup

noun

  1. a condiment consisting of puréed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, sugar, spices, etc.

  2. any of various other condiments or sauces for meat, fish, etc..

    mushroom ketchup; walnut ketchup.
ketchup British  
/ ˈkɛtʃəp /

noun

  1. any of various piquant sauces containing vinegar

    tomato ketchup
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Etymology

Origin of ketchup

First recorded in 1705–15; from Malay kəchap “fish sauce,” perhaps from dialectal Chinese kéjāp (Guangdong) or ke-tsiap (Xiamen), akin to Chinese qié “eggplant” + chī “juice”

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