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Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Latin condimentum, from condire 'to pickle'

condiment

 noun
     
condiment
Related topics: Food
con‧di‧ment [countable] formal
DF a powder or liquid, such as salt or ketchup, that you use to give a special taste to food
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