ingredient

CEFRB1

/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One of the foods or substances used to make something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.

Examples

  • Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.

  • Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈɡɹiːd͡ʒənt/
  • /ɪŋˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

More examples

In context

  • The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.

  • Holonyms: mixture; whole

  • Near-synonyms: constituent, component

Synonyms

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The main blank in this cake recipe is flour, followed by sugar and eggs.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).