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Word: Relish
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: 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’ (late 16th century), and hence relish (sense 2 of the noun) (late 18th century)
ˈrɛlɪʃ
great enjoyment
Short Definition:great enjoyment
Examples:- she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish
a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour
Short Definition:piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food
Examples:- use salsa as a relish with grilled meat or fish
an appetizing flavour
Short Definition:appetizing flavour
Examples:- the tired glutton finds no relish in the sweetest meat
Word: Relish
Speech Type: Verb
ˈrɛlɪʃ
enjoy greatly
Short Definition:enjoy greatly
Examples:- he was relishing his moment of glory
make pleasant to the taste; add relish to
Short Definition:make pleasant to taste
Examples:- I have also a novel to relish my wine
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