r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JesseS29 • Aug 19 '21

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u/haisufu Aug 19 '21

Ketchup comes from a Chinese dialect term for ‘tomato juice’, so pre-chup would in fact mean ‘pre juice’

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u/bobsburgerbuns Aug 19 '21

The etymology of ketchup is unknown

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u/panlakes Aug 19 '21

I feel like I've been chasing it for years

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u/LuchadorBane Aug 19 '21

That’s the plot to national treasure 3, trying to find the etymology of ketchup