Condiment Definition

kŏndə-mənt
condiments
noun
A seasoning or relish for food.
Webster's New World
Anything added to a prepared food, often, specif., to a sandwich, to add flavor, as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, onions, pickles, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Condiment

Noun

Singular:
condiment
Plural:
condiments

Origin of Condiment

  • From Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condire (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See condite and compare recondite.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin condīmentum from condīre to season dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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