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Chinese mustard

[ chahy-neez muhs-terd, chahy-nees ]

noun

  1. Also called Chinese hot mustard. a sharply spicy condiment, prepared from the ground seeds of the cruciferous plant Brassica juncea and commonly served with Chinese and other Asian foods.
  2. Botany. the plant B. juncea, a species of mustard most widely known as brown mustard.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinese mustard1

First recorded in 1815–20

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