ketchup

noun
UK: /ˈketʃʌp/
US: /ˈketʃʌp/

  1. A thick, cold sauce made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, and spices, often used to add flavour to food.

    1. I like ketchup on my fries [ ] [ ]
    2. The restaurant offers different kinds of ketchup, including organic varieties [ ] [ ]
ketchup verb

  1. To cover or flavor something with ketchup.

    1. I like to ketchup my burger. [ ] [ ]
    2. He ketchuped his eggs liberally, much to the disgust of his companion [ ] [ ]
ketchup adjective

  1. Resembling or flavored with ketchup.

    1. These chips have a ketchup flavor. [ ] [ ]
    2. The child only wanted to eat ketchup flavored snacks while travelling. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "ketchup" is /ˈketʃʌp/ in British English and /ˈketʃʌp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "ketchup": "I like ketchup on my fries". More examples on the page.