sos coch
See also: sôs coch
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From sos (“sauce”) + coch (“red”), literally "red sauce".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sos coch m (uncountable, not mutable)
- tomato sauce, ketchup
- Synonym: cetsyp
- 2008 October 13, BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Mae un o gynghorau'r de wedi gwahardd sos coch oddi ar fwydlenni ysgolion cynradd.
- A South Wales council has banned ketchup from primary school menus.
Usage notes edit
This refers to the condiment "tomato sauce" or "ketchup". A "tomato sauce" used in a dish like pasta is saws tomato.
Further reading edit
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sos coch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies