seasoning
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- 1 seasoning、condiment
This word refers collectively to substances added to food to create or adjust its flavor.
seasoning、condiment
It refers to seasonings and condiments such as salt, sugar, fish sauce, vinegar, and spices that are added to adjust the taste of food.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from เครื่อง (“thing” or “item”), ปรุง (“to prepare, mix, or season”), and รส (“taste” or “flavor”). Its basic image is therefore “something used to adjust flavor.” It covers a wide range of ingredients, including salt, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, chili flakes, and flavor enhancers. In Thai eateries, it can also refer collectively to the assortment of condiments provided at the table. When counting varieties, Thai commonly uses ชนิด or อย่าง, as in เครื่องปรุงรสหนึ่งชนิด (“one kind of seasoning”) and เครื่องปรุงรสหลายอย่าง (“several kinds of seasonings”).
Usage
It is used in cooking conversations, recipes, descriptions of table condiments, ingredient labels, and product information. It is useful when referring to flavoring ingredients as a group rather than naming one specific seasoning.
Caution
ซอส specifically means “sauce,” while น้ำจิ้ม is a dipping sauce served with food. Either may function as a เครื่องปรุงรส, but the terms are not interchangeable because เครื่องปรุงรส also includes items such as salt, sugar, and spices.
Differences from similar words
1 seasoning synonyms
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เครื่องปรุง is a common everyday term for seasonings and may be somewhat broader depending on context. เครื่องปรุงรส explicitly identifies something used to adjust flavor and is also common in product descriptions and food labeling.