garnish

/'gɑ:niʃ/

Thân thiện

The chef adds a fresh parsley garnish to the finished plate.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A decoration added as a trimming or adornment: "Garnish" refers to an item used to decorate or embellish something, most commonly food.
   • Something added to a dish for flavor or decoration: In culinary contexts, it specifically means an edible item, such as parsley or a lemon slice, placed on or around food to enhance its visual appeal or taste.

2. Verb:

   • To decorate (food): The primary meaning is to add a decorative or flavorful element to a dish before serving.
   • To take a portion of a debtor's wages by legal order: In a legal and financial context, "garnish" means to withhold money from a person's wages or assets by court order, typically to pay a debt such as child support.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The chef added a sprig of mint as a garnish to the dessert.
  • A simple garnish of chopped herbs can make the plate look more appealing.

• Verb (Culinary):

  • Garnish the soup with a drizzle of cream and fresh chives.
  • She garnished the cocktail with a slice of orange.

• Verb (Legal/Financial):

  • The court ordered the company to garnish his wages for unpaid taxes.
  • Her bank account was garnished to settle the outstanding loan.

Advanced Usage

• "To garnish with": This is the standard construction for the culinary verb.

  • The recipe instructs you to garnish the finished dish with toasted almonds.

• "Wage garnishment" (Noun Phrase): A legal term for the process or order to withhold wages.

  • He faced wage garnishment after losing the lawsuit.

Variants and Related Words

• Garnishment (n): The legal act or process of garnishing wages or property.

  • The garnishment left him with only a portion of his monthly salary.

• Garnishee (n): A person or institution (like a bank or employer) that is ordered to withhold money owed to a debtor.

  • The employer, as the garnishee, was required to send the withheld funds to the court.

Synonyms

• Adorn (v): To decorate or add beauty to (similar to the culinary sense).
• Embellish (v): To make more attractive by adding decorative details.
• Attachment (n, legal): A legal seizure of property to secure a debt (related to the legal sense).
• Withhold (v, legal): To hold back or deduct (as in wages).

Related Phrases

• Garnish wages/salary: The specific phrase for the legal action.
  • The agency can garnish wages to recover overpaid benefits.

Idioms

There are no common idioms that use the word "garnish" as their core component.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
2. something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

Verb

1. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
2. take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
   • His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trim
• dress
• garnishee