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Italian

ketchup

/ˈkɛt.tʃap/noun · masculineA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 41,110

Meaning

ketchup

  • A seasoned tomato-based table sauce.

In a sentence

Vuoi un po' di ketchup sulle patatine fritte?

Do you want some ketchup on your french fries?

Non mi piace il ketchup sulla pasta.

I don't like ketchup on pasta.

Abbiamo finito il ketchup, dobbiamo comprarlo oggi.

We ran out of ketchup, we need to buy it today.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
ketchupmasculine · singular
ketchupmasculine · plural
ketchupmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • An invariable masculine loanword: stays 'ketchup' in the plural.
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