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"Ketchup" is a noun which is often translated as "la salsa de tomate", and "mustard" is a noun which is often translated as "la mostaza". Learn more about the difference between "ketchup" and "mustard" below.
ketchup(
kehch
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uhp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la salsa de tomate (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tiffany eats her scrambled eggs with ketchup.Tiffany come los huevos revueltos con salsa de tomate.
b. el kétchup (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Would you like ketchup for your hamburger?¿Quieres kétchup para tu hamburguesa?
mustard(
muhs
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tuhrd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. la mostaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you want mustard on your burger?¿Quieres mostaza en tu hamburguesa?
2. (culinary)
a. la mostaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We forgot to buy the mustard for the hamburguers.Olvidamos comprar la mostaza para las hamburguesas.
3. (color)
a. el amarillo mostaza (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Mustard really suits you.El amarillo mostaza te favorece.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (color)
a. amarillo mostaza
I'm not sure about the mustard walls.No me convencen las paredes amarillo mostaza.
b. color mostaza
The mustard jacket complemented the woman's purple skirt.La chaqueta color mostaza complementó la falda morada de la mujer.