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relish

  • noun
  • re·lish
  • /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/

Flavour or taste; an instance of this.

Other meanings

  1. A savoury dish or course of dishes, especially one accompanying rather than forming the main part of a meal; an appetizer, a side dish.

  2. A condiment or sauce added to food for a spicy or tangy flavour; specifically, one made with chopped, pickled fruit or vegetables.

A kind of

  • condiment

Kinds of relish

  • olive
  • pickle
  • pickle relish

Word history

From Latin "relaxāre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “relish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.