sos coch
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See also: sôs coch
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sos (“sauce”) + coch (“red”), literally "red sauce".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sos coch m (uncountable, not mutable)
- tomato sauce, ketchup
- Synonym: cetsyp
- 2008 October 13, BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Mae un o gynghorau'r de wedi gwahardd sos coch oddi ar fwydlenni ysgolion cynradd.
- A South Wales council has banned ketchup from primary school menus.
Usage notes[edit]
This refers to the condiment "tomato sauce" or "ketchup". A "tomato sauce" used in a dish like pasta is saws tomato.
Further reading[edit]
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sos coch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies