catsup
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ketchup \ketch"up\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because
it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also
Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]
A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,
flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also
{tomato ketchup}. The term is also applied to pureed sauces
containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such
cases {mushroom ketchup}, {walnut ketchup}, etc. [Written
also {catsup} and {catchup}.]
[PJC]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Catchup \Catch"up\, Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. [Probably of East
Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East
Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]
A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,
flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also
{tomato ketchup}. The term is also applied to pureed sauces
containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such
cases {mushroom ketchup}, {walnut ketchup}, etc. [Written
also {ketchup}.]
[1913 Webster]
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