Ketchup

See also: ketchup and kétchup

German

Alternative forms

  • Catchup (obsolete)
  • Ketschup (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ketchup, from Malay kecap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛt͡ʃap/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛt͡ʃʊp/ (chiefly dated, still regionally, especially eastern Germany)

Noun

Ketchup m or n (strong, genitive Ketchups or Ketchup, plural Ketchups)

  1. (usually uncountable) ketchup

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lower Sorbian: ketšup

Further reading

  • Ketchup” in Duden online
  • Ketchup” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache