condiment
English
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.də.mənt/
Noun
editcondiment (plural condiments)
- Something used to enhance the flavor of food; for example, salt or pepper.
- 1994 July 21, Faye Fiore, “Congress relishes another franking privilege: Meat lobby puts on the dog with exclusive luncheon for lawmakers – experts on pork”, in Los Angeles Times[1]:
- Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")
Hyponyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:seasoning
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsomething used to enhance flavor
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Verb
editcondiment (third-person singular simple present condiments, present participle condimenting, simple past and past participle condimented)
- (transitive) To season with condiments.
- (transitive) To pickle.
Further reading
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin condīmentum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcondiment m (plural condiments)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “condiment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “condiment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “condiment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “condiment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin condīmentum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcondiment m (plural condiments)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “condiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editcondiment f (plural condiments)
Further reading
edit- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 186.
Romanian
editAlternative forms
edit- кондимент (condiment) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
editBorrowed from French condiment.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcondiment n (plural condimente)
Declension
editDeclension of condiment
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) condiment | condimentul | (niște) condimente | condimentele |
genitive/dative | (unui) condiment | condimentului | (unor) condimente | condimentelor |
vocative | condimentule | condimentelor |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- condiment in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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