The origin of the word "Ketchup"

[MrsBugi]

"The word ketchup is derived from the Chinese Cantonese word ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce. It made its way to Malaysia where it became kechap and ketjap in Indonesia. F. & J. Heinz Company began selling tomato ketchup in 1876."

Does anyone else have any interesting word origins to share?

 

[YetioDoom]

Catsup.

 

[MattCo]

Huda, originates from the MattCo Islands.

Sentence:
Huda hell made up two names for Ketchup/Catsup???


-MC

 

[thesurge]

I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

 

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: MattCo
Huda, originates from the MattCo Islands.

Sentence:
Huda hell made up two names for Ketchup/Catsup???


-MC

Cute!

With regard to ketchup, I always thought of it as a very American thing. Surprising its origin is Chinese.

 

[ElFenix]

that explains maggi ketchup

 

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

 

[nakedfrog]

More than you ever wanted to know about ketchup - courtesy of Wikipedia

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

Don't worry, they always land on their feet.

 

[Rubycon]

The opposite of falling behind.

 

[MrsBugi]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

Don't worry, they always land on their feet.

True, very true. :thumbsup:

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

Don't worry, they always land on their feet.

True, very true. :thumbsup:

So they say!

A cat always lands on its feet and a piece of buttered bread always land spread side down. What happens if you strap a nice buttered piece of toast spread side up on the kitty's back?

 

[Jzero]

My friend at work always says "I worked like a stevedore." I had never heard that word, but in researching it, I found that it comes from the Spanish "estivar" meaning "to stow" so a longshoreman who stows cargo could be called an estivador in Spanish, which was anglicized as a stevedore.

Word Detective is a great place to read word origins.

 

[ondarkness]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

hahaha- thx. now i do too. LOL

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: C6FT7

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: MrsBugi

Originally posted by: thesurge
I thought Cats liked Ketchup, so they called it Catsup.

In that context, I envision cats being thrown up into the air. :Q

Don't worry, they always land on their feet.

True, very true. :thumbsup:

So they say!

A cat always lands on its feet and a piece of buttered bread always land spread side down. What happens if you strap a nice buttered piece of toast spread side up on the kitty's back?

It spins around very fast and explodes.