catsup

catsup
This word is interchangeable with ketchup and may also be spelled catchup. Ketchup is preferred by precise speakers, largely because this term for any of various sauces for meat and fish is derived from a Chinese word, ke-tsiap, meaning "pickled-fish brine."

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  • catsup — (ingl.; pronunc. «cátsup») m. Ketchup …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Catsup — Cat sup (k[a^]t s[u^]p), n. Same as {Catchup}, and {Ketchup}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cátsup — → kétchup …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • catsup — [kat′səp] n. KETCHUP …   English World dictionary

  • catsup — /kat seuhp, kech euhp, kach /, n. ketchup. * * * ▪ condiment also spelled  Ketchup,         spicy liquid condiment widely used in the United States and Great Britain. U.S. catsup is a sweet puree of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers flavoured… …   Universalium

  • catsup — esp. US var. of KETCHUP. * * * catsup [catsup] ; » ↑ketchup * * * catsup = catchup and ketchup …   Useful english dictionary

  • catsup — ketchup ketch up, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. MW10.] A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions, sugar, salt… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Catsup — Catchup Catch up, Catsup Cat sup, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. MW10.] A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cátsup — {{#}}{{LM C07665}}{{〓}} {{[}}cátsup{{]}} ‹cát·sup› {{◆}}(pl. cátsups){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} → {{↑}}kétchup{{↓}}. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del inglés ketchup, y este del chino kôechiap (salsa de pescado en escabeche) …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • catsup bottle — noun a bottle that holds catsup • Syn: ↑ketchup bottle • Hypernyms: ↑bottle …   Useful english dictionary

  • catsup — variant of ketchup …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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