What does 'Mustard' mean?

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Jason G

If something is "mustard" it is good or excellent, eg "that film was mustard".

absolved lemon

mustard refers to a person who is an absolute nightmare or a real gobshite. "hes mustard" shes mustard" "that eejits mustard" nothing to do with endearment or funny. it could be down to differences in belfast divisions. but as far as i know its a term of exasperation with another person.

Timothy S

Mustard is a plant, the seeds of which can be turned into a condiment. (Also called mustard)

fourheadedmoose

I don't know what mustard means

smitters06

mustard in belfast language means hard to put up with - a nightmare basically lol

languageman2100

Well..its any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Brassica, especially B. nigra and B. juncea, which are cultivated for their pungent seeds and edible leaves.

And it also is a condiment made from the powdered seeds of certain of these plants.

The word derived from the French "Mustarde" and before the the latin"Mustum"

Rob L

Can be a color: dark yellow
Can be a Colonel
or
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
mus'-tard (sinapi (Matthew 13:31; Mark 4:31; Luke 13:19; Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6)): The minuteness of the seed is referred to in all these passages, while in the first three the large size of the herb growing from it is mentioned. In Matthew 13:32 it is described as "greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree" (compare Luke 13:19); in Mark 4:32 it "becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches." Several varieties of mustard (Arabic, khardal) have notably small seed, and under favorable conditions grow in a few months into very tall herbs--10 to 12 ft. The rapid growth of an annual herb to such a height must always be a striking fact. Sinapis nigra, the black mustard, which is cultivated, Sinapis alba, or white mustard, and Sinapis arvensis, or the charlock (all of Natural Order Cruciferae), would, any one of them, suit the requirements of the parable; birds readily alight upon their branches to eat the seed (Matthew 13:32, etc.), not, be it noted, to build their nests, which is nowhere implied.

Among the rabbis a "grain of mustard" was a common expression for anything very minute, which explains our Lord's phrase, "faith as a grain of mustard seed" (Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6).
The suggestion that the New Testament references may allude to a tall shrub Salvadora persica, which grows on the southern shores of the Dead Sea, rests solely upon the fact that this plant is sometimes called khardal by the Arabs, but it has no serious claim to be the sinapi of the Bible.

billybags

It means you are red hot or really good at something.

Sophia

I'm from Belfast so I qualify to answer this one!

If you say someone or something is 'mustard' commonly used in Belfast 'You're mustard' - it means the person is good fun, a real laugh!!!

It is a term of indearment really!

Sophia

Nick E

The Romans most likely developed the prepared mustards we know today. They mixed unfermented grape juice, known as "must"(greek word, Î¼Î¿Ï…ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï‚), with ground seeds (called sinapis) to form mustum ardens, or "burning must". So that is probably the root of the word.
Mustard is a thick yellow or yellow-brown paste with a sharp taste that is prepared from the ground seeds of mustard plants (white or yellow mustard or Sinapis hirta, brown or Indian mustard or Brassica juncea, and black mustard or Brassica nigra), by mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, and adding ingredients such as flour. A strong mustard can cause the eyes to water, burn the palate and inflame the nasal passages. For this reason, mustard can be an acquired taste for some.

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