seasoning
/sˈizənɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "To distinctify the seasoning, add grated fresh ginger, finely minced green chili (serrano or jalapeno), or chopped fresh herbs: cilantro, mint, thyme."
- "“We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”"
- "Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English seasoning From season + -ing.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: seasonyng, sesounen
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