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mustard

Syllabification: (mus·tard)
Pronunciation: /ˈməstərd/

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Definition of mustard

noun

  • 1a pungent-tasting yellow or brown paste made from the crushed seeds of certain plants, typically eaten with meat or used as a cooking ingredient.
  • 2the yellow-flowered Eurasian plant of the cabbage family whose seeds are used to make this paste.
    • Genera Brassica and Sinapis, family Brassicaceae: several species, in particular black mustard (B. nigra) and white mustard (S. alba)
  • used in names of related plants, only some of which are used to produce mustard for the table, e.g., hedge mustard.
  • 3a dark yellow color.

Phrases

cut the mustard

see cut.

Derivatives

mustardy

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French moustarde, from Latin mustum 'must' (the condiment being originally prepared with 'must')

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Definition of mustard in the British & World English dictionary