Swedish noun

en ketchup

ketchup/ˈkɛtːɕɵp/

Meaning

ketchup

In Swedish: ett slags tomatsås

Forms

Forms of ketchup
Singular, indefiniteen ketchup
Singular, definiteketchupen

ketchup is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ketchup, den stora ketchupen. Check another noun

Practise ketchup

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Is it en ketchup or ett ketchup?

ketchup in a sentence

  • senap och ketchup
    ketchup and mustard ["senap och ketchup" feels more idiomatic than "mustard and ketchup" does in English, for some reason]

Questions

What does ketchup mean in English?

ketchup means “ketchup”.

Is it en ketchup or ett ketchup?

It is en ketchup, and “the ketchup” is ketchupen.

Origin

From English ketchup.

Nearby common words

ketchup is number 5,784 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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