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garnishto decorate food with small amounts of other food

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to decorate food with small amounts of other food

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡɑːrnɪʃ/

Korean meaning: 음식을 장식하다, 고명을 얹다

Korean pronunciation: **가**니쉬

Example Sentences

  • The bartender garnished my drink with a tiny umbrella that was bigger than my bank account.
  • She garnished her Instagram post with so many hashtags it looked like a digital salad.
  • The restaurant garnished the simple pasta with truffle oil and charged $50 for decoration.

garnish

VERB

//ˈɡɑːrnɪʃ//

to decorate food with small amounts of other food

garnish concept
💡 Concept

The chef carefully garnishes the gourmet dish with fresh herbs

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garnish rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Fresh garnish shines bright, while tools lose their varnish and tarnish

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡɑːrnɪʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootgarnish

Origin

From Old French 'garnir' meaning 'to equip or prepare,' which comes from Germanic roots related to 'warn' (to be aware or ready). The culinary sense developed in Middle English as the word came to mean decorating or preparing dishes.

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🎵Rhyme

varnishtarnish
varnish
tarnish

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The bartender garnished my drink with a tiny umbrella that was bigger than my bank account.

😄 Fun example

She garnished her Instagram post with so many hashtags it looked like a digital salad.

😄 Fun example

The restaurant garnished the simple pasta with truffle oil and charged $50 for decoration.

The court will garnish his wages until the debt is fully paid.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

decorateembellishadornornamentbeautify

Antonyms

stripbaresimplify

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decorationornamentaccompanimentseizeattachment