mustard

CEFRB1

/ˈmʌstəɹd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A yellow or brown sauce with a strong taste.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.

Examples

  • I'd like to have mustard on the side.

  • He loved having mustard and toast for breakfast.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmɐ̞s.təd]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.

  2. A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).

  3. Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.

More examples

In context

  • When the waitress brought the food, I asked whether she had any Dijon mustard.

  • Easy on the mustard.

  • Mustard and cress sandwiches.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mustard, from Old French moustarde (French moutarde), from moust (“must”), from Latin mustum. Compare Saterland Frisian Muster (“mustard”), Dutch mosterd (“mustard”), German Low German Musterd (“mustard”), Icelandic mustarður (“mustard”). Displaced Middle English senep, from Old English senep, from Latin sināpi (“mustard”). Sometimes mistakenly thought to come from Latin mustum ardens, but such a Latin phrase is not attested, and it is well understood that that the final -ard is derived from Old French -arde. Doublet of mostarda.