Het ingrediënt
Example: Tomaten zijn een belangrijk ingrediënt voor de saus.
Definition
"Het ingrediënt" refers to a component or element that is part of a mixture or recipe, especially in cooking. For example, tomatoes are an important ingredient for the sauce, meaning they are one of the essential parts that make up the dish.
Etymology
The word "het ingrediënt" comes from the Latin 'ingredior,' meaning 'to go into' or 'to enter.' It evolved through French into Dutch, where it signifies a part that 'goes into' a mixture, particularly in culinary contexts. Did you know that its root reflects the idea of something entering into a whole?
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"Het ingrediënt" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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