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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.də.mənt/

condiment (plural condiments)

1. Something used to enhance the flavor of food; for example, salt or pepper.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 56:

     As a condiment in food, paprika is reputed to be strongly aphrodisiac.

   • 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^[1]:

     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 and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")

• See also Thesaurus:seasoning

condiment (third-person singular simple present condiments, present participle condimenting, simple past and past participle condimented)

1. (transitive) To season with condiments.
2. (transitive) To pickle.

• condiment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Latin condīmentum.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kun.diˈmen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [kon.diˈment]

condiment m (plural condiments)

1. condiment

• condimentar

• “condiment”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “condiment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “condiment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “condiment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin condīmentum.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.di.mɑ̃/

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condiment m (plural condiments)

1. condiment

• exhausteur de goût

• “condiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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condiment f (plural condiments)

1. condiment

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 186.

• кондимент (condiment) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Borrowed from French condiment.

• IPA^(key): /kon.diˈment/
• Rhymes: -ent
• Hyphenation: con‧di‧ment

condiment n (plural condimente)

1. spice

• condimenta

• “condiment”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025