mustard
noun /ˈmʌstəd/
/ˈmʌstərd/
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- a thick cold yellow or brown sauce, made from the seeds of some mustard plants, that tastes hot and spicy and is usually eaten with meat
- a jar of mustard
- mustard powder
- French/English mustard
- Mix together the mustard and olive oil.
- Spread the bread thinly with mustard.
Topics Foodb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + nounSee full entry - a small plant with yellow flowers, grown for its seeds that are used to make mustard
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + nounSee full entry - (British English) the leaves of the mustard plant that are eaten raw in salads
- mustard and cress (= leaves of white mustard grown with cress)
- a salad of red mustard leaves and spinach
- a colour between yellow and brownTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + nounSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moustarde, from Latin mustum ‘must’, ‘grape juice before or during fermentation’. Mustard was originally prepared with grape must.
Idioms - to (not) be as good as expected or required
- I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player.
- (British English, informal) wanting very much to do well at something; enthusiastic