catchup

== English == === Etymology 1 === See ketchup § Etymology. ==== Noun ==== catchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups) Alternative form of ketchup. ==== References ==== “catchup”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “catchup”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from catch up. ==== Noun ==== catchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups) Alternative spelling of catch-up. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === catchup m (plural catchups) (uncommon) alternative spelling of ketchup === Further reading === “catchup”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English catchup. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃop/ [ˈka.t͡ʃop] Rhymes: -atʃop IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃap/ [ˈka.t͡ʃap] Rhymes: -atʃap IPA(key): /katˈt͡ʃup/ [kat̚ˈt͡ʃup] Rhymes: -up Syllabification: cat‧chup === Noun === catchup m (plural catchups) alternative form of ketchup ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “catchup”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA