Gung ho about ketchup and other Chinese words
By Michael Barris in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-25 05:54
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Heinz's produces plenty of tomato ketchup, and it says the word "ketchup" originated from a Chinese sauce pronounced "catsup". Bloomberg |
As a language expert, Alan Yu is used to all kinds of influences showing up in English words.
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