Phrase guide

Dijon mustard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of mustard made with verjuice (or, more recently, white wine) instead of vinegar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

After Jean Naigeon of Dijon, France, who originated it in 1856.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 法式黃芥末醬 /法式黄芥末酱 (fàshì huáng jièmòjiàng) — kind of mustard
  • Czech: dijonská hořčice — kind of mustard
  • Danish: dijonsennep — kind of mustard
  • Dutch: dijonmosterd — kind of mustard
  • Esperanto: diĵona mustardo — kind of mustard
  • Finnish: Dijon-sinappi — kind of mustard
  • French: moutarde de Dijon — kind of mustard
  • German: Dijon-Senf — kind of mustard
  • Hebrew: חַרְדָּל דִיז׳וֹן (khardál dizhón) — kind of mustard
  • Italian: senape di Digione — kind of mustard
  • Japanese: ディジョンマスタード — kind of mustard
  • Korean: 디종 머스터드 (dijong meoseuteodeu) — kind of mustard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dijonsennep — kind of mustard
  • Persian: خردل دیژون — kind of mustard
  • Polish: musztarda diżońska — kind of mustard
  • Polish: musztarda dijon — kind of mustard
  • Portuguese: mostarda de Dijon — kind of mustard
  • Russian: дижо́нская горчи́ца (dižónskaja gorčíca) — kind of mustard
  • Serbo-Croatian: senf Dijon — kind of mustard
  • Spanish: mostaza de Dijon — kind of mustard
  • Swedish: dijonsenap — kind of mustard
  • Thai: มัสตาร์ดดีฌง — kind of mustard
  • Turkish: Dijon hardalı — kind of mustard
  • Ukrainian: діжо́нська гірчи́ця (dižónsʹka hirčýcja) — kind of mustard
  • Yiddish: דיזשאָנער זענעפֿט (dizhoner zeneft) — kind of mustard