condiment
/ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/US/ˈkɑn.də.mənt/
condiment noun: something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.
Noun
condiment (plural condiments)
- Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.
- As a condiment in food, paprika is reputed to be strongly aphrodisiac.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 56
- 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...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
Verb
condiment (third-person singular simple present condiments, present participle condimenting, simple past and past participle condimented)
condiment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
condiment in Hindi
- something used to enhance flavor
- तड़का taṛkā, छौंक cha͠uk, बघार baghār
condiment in Tamil
- சுவையூட்டுப் பொருள், வாசனைப் பொருள், தாளிதப்பொருள், மணப்பொருள்
condiment in Bengali
- স্বাদবর্ধক, মসলা
condiment in Kannada
- ನರೆ, ಮಸಾಲೆ, ಸಾಂಬಾರ ಪದಾರ್ಥ, ವ್ಯಂಜನ, ಆರೋಚಕ
More languagesFewer languages
- condiment in Tagalog
- kondimento
- condiment in Arabic
- تَابِل tābil
- condiment in Malay
- perasa, rerempah, bumbu
- condiment in Persian
- چاشنی čâšni, ابزار abzâr, ادویه adviye
- condiment in Thai
- เครื่องปรุงรส krʉ̂ʉang-bprung-rót
- condiment in Vietnamese
- gia vị
Examples of condiment in a sentence
- Could you pass the condiments over, please?
- Mayochup is a pared-down version of those condiments, which typically also contain pickle relish or onion.
- The dosas all came with coconut chutney and sambar, a lentil broth — good dipping condiments.
Forms of condiment
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | condiments |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | condiments |
| present participle | condimenting |
| past participle | condimented |
| past | condimented |
Origin of condiment
From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite.
Words formed from condiment
Questions about condiment
- What does condiment mean?
- Condiment means something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.
- What is condiment in Hindi?
- Condiment in Hindi is तड़का (taṛkā), छौंक (cha͠uk), बघार (baghār). See Condiment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is condiment?
- Condiment can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce condiment?
- Condiment is pronounced /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of condiment?
- The plural of condiment is condiments.
Words near condiment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: condiment (page history and authors); condiment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); condiment (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); condiment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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