Condiment: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Condiment noun. A sauce, relish or seasoning added to food, usually at the table.
How to say it
KON-dih-muhnt/ˈkɒndɪm(ə)nt/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (KON).
Condiment in a sentence
The café’s condiment tray held six kinds of mustard and one lonely ketchup.
In our house brown sauce is less a condiment than a way of life.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- sauce
- seasoning
- relish
- dressing
Where condiment comes from
From Latin condimentum, from condire, to season or pickle.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
In our house brown sauce is less a _____ than a way of life.
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- condiment
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condiment: In our house brown sauce is less a condiment than a way of life.