condiment

noun
/ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/UK/ˈkɑn.də.mənt/US

Etymology

From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite.

  1. derived from condimentum
  2. derived from condiment
  3. inherited from condiment

Definitions

  1. Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially…

    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.
  2. To season with condiments.

  3. To pickle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at condiment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at condiment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at condiment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA