relish

      English

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      Etymology

      Variant of relese, with assimilation to -ish.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      relish (plural relishes)

      1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
        • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.
          A Laplander or Negro has no notion of the relish of wine.
      2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
      3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
      4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
      5. A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
      6. In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

      Hyponyms

      Translations

      pleasing taste
      savor; quality; characteristic tinge
      pickled sauce

      Verb

      relish (third-person singular simple present relishes, present participle relishing, simple past and past participle relished)

      1. (obsolete, intransitive) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour. [16th-19th c.]
        • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.3:
          honourable enterprises are accompanied with dangers and damages, as experience evinceth; they will make the rest of thy life relish the better.
        • Shakespeare
          Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
        • Woodward
          A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
      2. (transitive) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
      3. (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. [from 16th c.]
        I relish a good tuna sandwich.
        He relishes their time together.
        I don't relish the idea of finishing so much tonight.

      Synonyms

      Translations

      to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of
      (obsolete) to give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably
      (obsolete) to have a pleasing or appetizing taste
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      French

      Noun

      relish f (uncountable)

      1. relish (pickled sauce)
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