moutarde
/mu.taʁd/feminine
Mustard in French is moutarde.
moutarde refers to the condiment. The word is also used as an adjective to describe something that is of the colour of mustard.
Meaning: condiment (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
moutarde is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/mu.taʁd/
Did you know?
- The French expression mettre la moutarde après le dîner describes doing something too late to be useful, similar to the English phrase 'closing the stable door after the horse has bolted'.
- The word moutarde shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'must', as both stem from the Latin 'mustum', meaning freshly pressed grape juice.
- In French culinary terms, moutarde à l'ancienne refers to whole-grain mustard. This describes the 'ancient' style of preparation where the seeds remain intact rather than being ground into a smooth paste.
Examples in context
- Doucement sur la moutarde.Easy on the mustard.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use moutarde when asking for a light amount.Tatoeba #13416 by Songe, translation #32804 by Dejo
- Il s'est sali la cravate avec de la moutarde.There's a mustard stain on his tie.This sentence shows how to use moutarde when describing a stain.Tatoeba #3925674 by Amastan, translation #8152844 by karloelkebekio
- On va prendre deux hotdogs avec de la moutarde et du ketchup.We'll have two hot dogs with mustard and ketchup.This sentence demonstrates how to use moutarde when ordering food.Tatoeba #8751317 by Aiji, translation #8306724 by AlanF_US
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are making sandwiches in their kitchen.
- EmmaTu veux de la moutarde dans ton sandwich ?Do you want some mustard in your sandwich?
- LucasOui, j'adore la moutarde.Yes, I love mustard.
- EmmaLucas, peux-tu me passer le pot de moutarde ?Lucas, can you pass me the mustard jar?
- LucasTiens, le voilà.Here, there it is.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mustard” translations and entries moutarde, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries moutarde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
