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ketchup definition

ketchup (kec̸h′əp)

noun

a sauce for meat, fish, etc.; esp., a thick sauce (tomato ketchup) made of tomatoes flavored with onion, salt, sugar, etc.

Etymology: ? via Malay kēchap, a fish sauce < Chin ke-tsiap

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