Definition of Indian relish

1. Noun. A spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices.

Exact synonyms: Chutney
Generic synonyms: Condiment

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Relish

Indian pangolins
Indian pea
Indian pink
Indian pipe
Indian plantain
Indian podophyllum resin
Indian poke
Indian poker
Indian pony
Indian potato
Indian python
Indian race
Indian rat snake
Indian rattlebox
Indian red
Indian relish
Indian rhinoceros
Indian rhinoplasty
Indian rhododendron
Indian rhubarb
Indian rice
Indian rosewood
Indian rupee
Indian salad
Indian senna
Indian sickness
Indian strawberry
Indian style
Indian summer
Indian summers

Literary usage of Indian relish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Book of One-act Plays by Barbara Louise Schafer (1922)
"DEACON ROBERTS (Having a tug of war with Hugh): 'Tis an indian relish, mum, but I can not wait. HUGH (Pulling harder): American, ye said. ..."

2. Contemporary One-act Plays: With Outline Study of the One-act Play and by Benjamin Roland Lewis (1922)
"What kind of a relish was it, did ye say, Mr. Roberts ? DEACON ROBERTS. [Having a tug of war with HUGH.] 'Tis an indian relish, mum, but I cannot wait. ..."

3. The Life and Travels of Josiah Mooso: A Life on the Frontier Among Indians by Josiah Mooso (1888)
"... with true indian relish kindle their fires and invite certain dignitaries to be present, smoke their pipes, interchange gifts, make speeches, ..."

4. The Backwoods' Life by William F. Munro (1869)
"... yet acquired the indian relish for unbroken solitudes, nor learned the hunter's art of living contented therein. And thus it was that the now ..."

5. Alaska, an Empire in the Making by John Jasper Underwood (1913)
"The meal began with indian relish, pickled cucumbers, beets, onions, celery, radishes, green onions and a few other edibles of that character. ..."

6. The Model Kitchen by Lucy Helen Yates (1905)
"Sauces: Anchovy, mushroom ketchup, walnut, tomato, indian relish. Icing and castor sugars, Marshall's leaf gelatine. Isinglass. ..."

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