banana ketchup
banana ketchup noun: a condiment, a type of ketchup where the tomatoes are replaced by bananas and red food dye.
Noun
banana ketchup (countable and uncountable, plural banana ketchups)
- a condiment, a type of ketchup where the tomatoes are replaced by bananas and red food dye
- Let us take ketchup for instance. Is there such a thing as "banana ketchup" or "papaya ketchup" so that we have to define "ketchup" as containing so much percent of tomato and nothing more?1965, Science Review, volumes 6-8, page 43
- […] banana ketchup, which has replaced tomato ketchup in the Philippines because of its superior flavour and much lower cost.1996, M. Flach, Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates, page 126
Forms of banana ketchup
| plural | banana ketchups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | banana catsup |
Origin of banana ketchup
From banana + ketchup. The tomato shortage in the Philippines during WWII led to the substitution of bananas and red dye.
Questions about banana ketchup
- What does banana ketchup mean?
- Banana ketchup means a condiment, a type of ketchup where the tomatoes are replaced by bananas and red food dye.
- What part of speech is banana ketchup?
- Banana ketchup is a noun.
- What is the plural of banana ketchup?
- The plural of banana ketchup is banana ketchups.
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