RELISH

Relish

A relish is a cooked, pickled, or chopped vegetable or fruit food item typically used as a condiment in particular to enhance a staple. It originated in India and has since become popular throughout the world. Examples are jams, chutneys, and the North American "relish," a pickled cucumber jam eaten with hot dogs or hamburgers.

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relish

Noun

  1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
  2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
  3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
  4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
  5. A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
  6. In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Verb

  1. To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.
  2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing.
  3. To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in.
    He relishes their time together.
    I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.


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