relish
Meaning of relish
- great enjoyment.
she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish
- a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour.
use salsa as a relish with grilled meat or fish
- an appetizing flavour.
the tired glutton finds no relish in the sweetest meat
- enjoy greatly.
he was relishing his moment of glory
- make pleasant to the taste; add relish to.
I have also a novel to relish my wine
Middle English: alteration of obsolete reles, from Old French reles ‘remainder’, from relaisser ‘to release’. The early noun sense was ‘odour, taste’ giving rise to ‘appetizing flavour, piquant taste’ (mid 17th century), and hence relish (sense 2 of the noun) (late 18th century).
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Hyphenation of relish
rel-ish
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- relish is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
relish synonyms
Meaning gusto:
Meaning flavor:
flavor, sapidity, savor, smack, nip, tang
Meaning enjoy:
Meaning a substance such as salt, mustard, or pickle that is used to add flavour to food:
Meaning a musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group:
Meaning a liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add moistness and flavour:
Meaning a sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings:
Meaning salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavour:
Meaning a thick sauce in which pieces of food are dipped before eating:
Meaning like or enjoy very much:
Meaning having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to:
Meaning like very much:
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Meaning enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it:
relish antonyms
Meaning feel distaste for or hostility towards:
Anagrams of relish
Words that rhyme with relish
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