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Dictionary: rel·ish   (rĕl'ĭsh) pronunciation
n.
  1. An appetite for something; a strong appreciation or liking: a relish for luxury.
    1. Hearty enjoyment; zest. See synonyms at zest.
    2. Something that lends pleasure or zest.
    1. A spicy or savory condiment or appetizer, such as chutney or olives.
    2. A condiment of chopped sweet pickle.
  2. The flavor of a food, especially when appetizing. See synonyms at taste.
  3. A trace or suggestion of a pleasurable quality.

v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

v.tr.
  1. To take keen or zestful pleasure in.
  2. To enjoy the flavor of.
  3. To give spice or flavor to.
v.intr.
To have a pleasing or distinctive taste.

[Alteration of Middle English reles, taste, from Old French, something remaining, from relaissier, to leave behind. See release.]


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Food and Nutrition: relish
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Culinary term for any spicy or piquant preparation used to enhance flavour of plain food. In the UK, a thin pickle or sauce with a vinegar base; in the USA it includes finely chopped fruit or vegetables with a dressing of salt, sugar, and vinegar, sometimes eaten as a first course (termed apple, garden, or salad relish). See also Gentleman's relish.

Thesaurus: relish
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noun

  1. A liking for something: appetite, fondness, partiality, preference, taste, weakness. See like/dislike.
  2. Spirited enjoyment: gusto, zest. See pain/pleasure.
  3. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense: flavor, sapor, savor, smack2, tang, taste, zest. See taste/bad taste.

verb

  1. To receive pleasure from: enjoy, like1, savor. Informal go for. Slang dig. See like/dislike.
  2. To be avidly interested in: devour, eat up, feast on. See concern/unconcern.

Antonyms: relish
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n

Definition: great appreciation of something
Antonyms: dislike, hate, hatred

v

Definition: look forward to; appreciate
Antonyms: dislike, hate


Music Encyclopedia: Relish
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Term for an ornament; a single relish is a trill with a turned ending, or simply a turn, a double relish is a compound ornament, differently understood by writers, but it normally included a trill and often a turn and/or an appoggiatura.



Architecture: relish
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In carpentry and joinery, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon.


Nutritional Values: The Nutritional Value for: relish, sweet
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Word Tutor: relish
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To like the taste or savor of.

pronunciation Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. — H. Jackson Brown

Wikipedia: Relish
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Sliced red chillis in soy, a relish from Singapore
Kyopolou (Кьопоолу), a relish from the Balkans made from red bell peppers, eggplant and garlic

A relish is a cooked pickled, chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment.

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Description and ingredients

The item generally consists of discernible vegetable or fruit pieces in a sauce, although the sauce is subordinate in character to the vegetable or fruit pieces. It might consist of a single type of vegetable or fruit, or a combination of these. These fruits or vegetables might be coarsely or finely chopped, but generally a relish is not as smooth as a sauce-type condiment, such as ketchup. The overall taste sensation might be sweet or savory, hot or mild, but it is always a strong flavor that complements or adds to the primary food item with which it is served.

Relish probably came about from the need to preserve vegetables in the winter.[citation needed]

Although chutneys might be considered a type of relish, Crosse & Blackwell defines the difference between chutneys and relishes as follows: "Chutney is typically made with fruit; relish is normally made with vegetables."[1] This interpretation, however, is not accurate since a chutney in India, where the preparation originated from, has generally meant to include those made with either vegetables, herbs or fruits.[citation needed]

In the United States, the most common commercially available relishes are made from pickled cucumbers and are known in the food trade as pickle relishes. Two variants of this are hamburger relish (pickle relish in a ketchup base or sauce) and hotdog relish (pickle relish in a mustard base or sauce). Other readily available commercial relishes in the United States include corn (maize) relish. Heinz, Vlasic, and Claussen are well known in the United States as producers of pickles and relishes. One of the best known pickle manufacturers in the UK is Branston.

Piccalilli can be mixed with mayonnaise or crème fraîche to make remoulade.

A notable relish is the Gentleman's Relish, which was invented in 1828 by John Osborn and contains spiced anchovy. It is traditionally spread sparingly atop unsalted butter on toast.

Within North America, relish is much more commmonly used in Canada, on food items such as hamburgers or hot dogs, than in the United States. American-based fast food chains do not normally put relish on hamburgers even at their locations in Canada, whereas Canadian fast food chains, such as Harvey's do have it as an regular option just like ketchup, mustard, etc. The American-based fast food chains use regular pickles to a greater extent. If it is offered as an option at Canadian locations of American-based fast food restaurants (i.e. Wendy's) it is only as something you can ask to get in packets on the side rather than explicitly put on the burger. Regular restaurants, independent fast food restaurants and sports stadiums in Canada regularly offer relish as one of the key toppings of hamburgers and hot dogs, along with ketchup and mustard, whereas this is less common in the most of the United States, although there is variation within the Unites States.

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Translations: Relish
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - appetit, smag, anstrøg (af), krydderi
v. tr. - nyde, synes om, have et anstrøg af
v. intr. - have en god el. tydelig smag

Nederlands (Dutch)
genot, zin in, (lekkere/ hartige) smaak, pikant sausje, zweem, zich goed laten smaken, genieten van, fijnproeven, lekker smaken, pikant sausje toevoegen

Français (French)
n. - plaisir évident, (fig) goût, délectation, en jubilant, saveur, (fig) attrait, (Culin) condiment
v. tr. - (fig) apprécier, se réjouir de
v. intr. - avoir un goût agréable ou particulier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorliebe, Reiz, Würze
v. - genießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καρύκευμα, σάλτσα, απόλαυση, ευχαρίστηση, νοστιμιά, νοστιμάδα
v. - απολαμβάνω, χαίρομαι, μου αρέσει πολύ, γεύομαι, τρώγω ευχάριστα

Italiano (Italian)
assaporare, mangiare di gusto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - entusiasmo (m), tempero (m), encanto (m)
v. - sentir prazer em, apreciar, ter sabor de

Русский (Russian)
наслаждаться, привкус, привлекательность

Español (Spanish)
n. - buen sabor, gusto, paladar, goce, fruición, apetencia, inclinación, condimento
v. tr. - gozar de, deleitarse con, paladear, condimentar, sazonar
v. intr. - saber bien, ser apetitoso, gustar, agradar, sabor a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smak, krydda, aptit
v. - smaka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
滋味, 美味, 食欲, 风味, 兴味, 喜爱, 爱好, 欣赏, 品味, 吃得津津有味, 给...加佐料, 有特定滋味, 味道可口, 有特定意味

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 滋味, 美味, 食欲, 風味, 興味
v. tr. - 喜愛, 愛好, 欣賞, 品味, 吃得津津有味, 給...加佐料
v. intr. - 有特定滋味, 味道可口, 有特定意味

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 맛, 향기, 흥미
v. tr. - 맛있게 먹다, 맛보다
v. intr. - ~의 맛이 나다, 풍미가 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 味, おもしろみ, 好み, 興味, 付け合わせ, 嗜好
v. - 好む, おいしく食べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نكهه, مقدار ضئيل (فعل) يتذوق, يستسيغ, يستطيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טעם מיוחד, תבלין, מחמצים, הנאה, עונג, נותן טעם, שעשוע‬
v. tr. - ‮התענג על, נהנה‬
v. intr. - ‮היה נעים, היה טעים‬


 
 

 

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