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   ketchup

   /ˈkɛtʃəp/

   noun

   • 1. a smooth sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a relish.

   Word Origin late 17th century: apparently from Chinese (Hokkien) kê-chiap ‘brine of pickled fish or shellfish’, perhaps partly via Malay kecap, kicap ‘soy sauce’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • U

     1

   • P

     3

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