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Definition relish

Etymology

Alteration of reles (“scent, taste, aftertaste”), from Old French relais, reles (“something remaining, that which is left behind”), from relaisser (“to leave behind”).

Noun

relish (countable and uncountable, plural relishes)

1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

1. A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
2. In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
3. Something that is greatly liked or savoured.

Verb

relish (third-person singular simple present relishes, present participle relishing, simple past and past participle relished)

1. (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]
2. (transitive) to take great pleasure in.
3. (obsolete, intransitive) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour. [16th-19th c.]
4. (transitive) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
5. (obsolete, intransitive) To give pleasure.

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