ketchup

/ˈkɛtʃəp/

nounketch · up

Remember it as: “KETCH up with your fries” — KETCH + UP.

Yes, it's ketchup. The middle sound is “ch” (ketch-up), not “sh” or “ts.”

Definition

  1. nounA thick, usually red sauce made mainly from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, and spices, often eaten with foods like fries or burgers.

Examples

  • She put ketchup on her fries.
  • Please pass the ketchup for the burgers.
  • A small packet of ketchup burst in his lunchbox.

Synonyms

tomato saucecatsupcondimenttable sauce

Translations

ES kétchupPT ketchupFR ketchup

Common misspellings

ketchipketchuppketcupketsupketchupketchapcatsupketch-up

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