When did "catsup" turn into "ketchup"?

Question

Are both spellings accepted in society? I have no idea why I'm thinking about it, but now it's bugging me.

Answer 1

Both are correct, it just depends on the region. Ketchup is more widely used.

Answer 2

it always been ketchup

Answer 3

in spanish lots of people say catsup but the correct term in spanish and English is ketchup

Answer 4

I think it was the same day mucus became mucous.

Answer 5

Its always been ketchup. wtf is catsup

Answer 6

There is no difference between catsup and ketchup, a puree of tomatoes seasoned with other ingredients like mushrooms, walnuts, etc. The word ketchup may have come from Chinese (Amoy or Cantonese dialect) koechiap, k'e chap, or ke-tsiap 'spiced fish sauce; brine of pickled fish', which was likely borrowed from Malay kechap or kecap. Ketchup was recorded around 1711, after catchup (1690) but before catsup (1730). It was not until the early twentieth century that tomato ketchup came into being, replacing the vinegar-based sauce as the main usage. In the UK, this concoction is known as ketchup, but in the United States, all three words are in use. There are two more variant spellings: catchup and katsup.

Answer 7

they say catsup in mexico, argentina, and all of those latin america countries (and spain, i think)

and there's a lot of people from there here, so that's where you have heard it, but the correct it ketchup.

Answer 8

Both terms are correct, but ketchup is more commonly used.

Ketchup used to be a general term for all sauces.  

The word ketchup may have come from Chinese (Amoy or Cantonese dialect) koechiap, k'e chap, or ke-tsiap 'spiced fish sauce; brine of pickled fish.'



Catsup was used specifically to refer to what we know now as ketchup.  However, for the general population, ketchup was easier to pronounce, and so it is now more commonly used.