Garnish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɑːɹnɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɑːnɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɑːnɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɑːɹnɪʃ/.

Examples

His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dress trim garnishee

Parts of Speech

noun	something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
noun	any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
verb	take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support “His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt”
verb	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

Word Forms

garnish	verb	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
garnishment	noun	a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
trim	noun	a decoration or adornment on a garment
garnish	noun	any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

garnieren

etwas (z. B. Petersilie), das einem Gericht zum Würzen oder Dekorieren hinzugefügt wird

🇫🇷French

garnir

quelque chose (comme du persil) ajouté à un plat pour la saveur ou la décoration

🇪🇸Spanish

guarnación

algo (como perejil) agregado a un plato para darle sabor o decoración

🇮🇹Italian

guarnire

qualcosa (come il prezzemolo) aggiunto a un piatto per insaporire o decorare

🇳🇱Dutch

garnering

iets (zoals peterselie) dat aan een gerecht wordt toegevoegd voor smaak of decoratie

🇵🇹Portuguese

enfeitar

algo (como salsa) adicionado a um prato para dar sabor ou decoração

🇷🇺Russian

украшать

что-то (например, петрушка), добавленное в блюдо для вкуса или украшения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सजाना

स्वाद या सजावट के लिए किसी व्यंजन में कुछ (जैसे अजमोद) मिलाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গার্নিশ

কিছু (যেমন পার্সলে) স্বাদ বা সজ্জার জন্য একটি থালাতে যোগ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகுபடுத்த

ஏதாவது (வோக்கோசு போன்றவை) ஒரு உணவில் சுவை அல்லது அலங்காரத்திற்காக சேர்க்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అలంకరించు

ఏదైనా (పార్స్లీ వంటివి) రుచి లేదా అలంకరణ కోసం డిష్‌కి జోడించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गार्निश

चव किंवा सजावटीसाठी डिशमध्ये काहीतरी (जसे की अजमोदा) जोडले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુશોભન માટે વાપરવાની સામગ્રી

કંઈક (જેમ કે સુંગધી પાનવાળી એક વિલાયતી વનસ્પતિ) સ્વાદ અથવા સુશોભન માટે વાનગીમાં ઉમેરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲು

ರುಚಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲಂಕಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಖಾದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ (ಪಾರ್ಸ್ಲಿ ಮುಂತಾದವು) ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കരിക്കുക

രുചിയ്‌ക്കോ അലങ്കാരത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി എന്തെങ്കിലും (ആരാണാവോ പോലുള്ളവ) ഒരു വിഭവത്തിൽ ചേർത്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਜਾਵਟ

ਕੁਝ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਾਰਸਲੇ) ਸੁਆਦ ਜਾਂ ਸਜਾਵਟ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਕਵਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گارنش

کچھ (جیسے اجمودا) ذائقہ یا سجاوٹ کے لئے ڈش میں شامل کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装饰

添加到菜肴中以调味或装饰的东西（例如欧芹）

🇯🇵Japanese

付け合わせ

風味や装飾のために皿に加えられる何か（パセリなど）

🇰🇷Korean

고명

맛이나 장식을 위해 접시에 첨가하는 것(예: 파슬리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang trí

thứ gì đó (chẳng hạn như rau mùi tây) được thêm vào món ăn để tạo hương vị hoặc trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

ตกแต่ง

บางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เช่น ผักชีฝรั่ง) เพิ่มลงในจานเพื่อเพิ่มรสชาติหรือการตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiasan

sesuatu (seperti peterseli) yang ditambahkan ke hidangan untuk memberi rasa atau dekorasi

🇵🇭Filipino

palamuti

isang bagay (tulad ng parsley) na idinagdag sa isang ulam para sa lasa o dekorasyon

🇲🇾Malay

hiasan

sesuatu (seperti pasli) ditambah pada hidangan untuk rasa atau hiasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقبلات

شيء (مثل البقدونس) يضاف إلى الطبق للنكهة أو للزينة

🇮🇷Persian

تزئین

چیزی (مانند جعفری) برای طعم دادن یا تزئین به ظرف اضافه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

garnitür

lezzet veya dekorasyon için bir tabağa eklenen bir şey (maydanoz gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַשֵׁט

משהו (כגון פטרוזיליה) הוסיף למנה לטעם או לקישוט

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The primary meaning of 'garnish' is 'something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration'.

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Using 'garnish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'garnish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'garnish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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