Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance, such as a relish, vinegar, or spice, used to flavor or complement food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something used to give relish to food; a relish; seasoning; sauce.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something used to
enhance theflavor offood ;salt orpepper for example.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But it's still a unique, spicy, good eatin 'condiment that is worth a try.
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IF the condiment is totally new to you and so you are having trouble deciding what it should taste like, I recommend setting it aside until you have the rice vermicelli made, and then drizzling a little on the noodles and judging from that.
Bun Bo Shao (Vietnamese Sirloin served on Rice Vermicelli and Veggies) Laura 2008
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IF the condiment is totally new to you and so you are having trouble deciding what it should taste like, I recommend setting it aside until you have the rice vermicelli made, and then drizzling a little on the noodles and judging from that.
Archive 2008-01-01 Laura 2008
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I read later that the chili condiment is made with buffalo hide (yum)
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I read later that the chili condiment is made with buffalo hide (yum)
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Also, I believe that choosing a condiment is a form of self-expression, and in the context of sandwich eating I express my inner longings through judicious application or withholding of mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and even barbecue sauce.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Cakes and Cheese BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Some varieties of them are dried and used as a condiment, that is, to season or give relish to food, but as they are never used as a vegetable, they are not included here.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables
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Indians rarely if ever use this condiment, which is so essential to the civilized white.
Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography Edwin Eastman
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For a condiment is a thing which, while itself being eaten, causes other things to be eaten; the meaning of the passage, therefore, is that while death itself is consumed, being a condiment as it were, there is at the same time eaten whatever is flavoured or made palatable by death, and that is the entire world of beings in which the Brahmans and Kshattriyas hold the foremost place.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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I'm not saying "Don't use mayonnaise, period!" because in the case of the ebi tempura roll, the condiment was a welcomed complement.
chained_bear commented on the word condiment
Long conversation on barbecue.
June 12, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word condiment
"Before 1500, seasoning; earlier, a pickling fluid (probably 1440); borrowed from Middle French condiment, from Latin condimentum spice, from condire to preserve, season, a variant (perhaps influenced by sallire to salt, preserve) of condere to make, build, lay up, store, preserve (con- together + -dere to put, place)."
- The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
June 22, 2010