Re: What's the etymology of ketchup/catsup?

> From: Roger Mills
>
> Danny Wier wrote:
> >Let's get to the point.  My question is natlang-related: what is the
> etymology
> >of "ketchup" or "catsup" (Hindi, right?), and why the two different
> spellings?
> >And I've seen recipes for non-tomato based ketchup; I remember a mushroom
> >ketchup.  Is there any relation to East Indian chutney?>
>
> Just saw something on this the other day, either on the web, or else the
> Sunday NYT, my only sources of news...... Barry's later post has it about
> right, Chinese dialect, probably a southern one.  Wherever I saw
> it, it was
Twas the NYT Sunday Magazine.  Specifically William Safire's column.  Always
a linguist's delight.  even after I moved from New York City to Northern
Virginia, I continue to subscribe to the Sunday New York Times for 2
reasons.  The Book Review and Safire's column.

David

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