seasoning

1. (cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.Examples: "To distinctify the seasoning, add grated fresh ginger, finely minced green chili (serrano or jalapeno), or chopped fresh herbs: cilantro, mint, thyme."; "“We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”"countableuncountable

2. (figurative, by extension) Anything added to increase enjoyment.broadlycountablefigurativelyuncountable

3. (cooking) Adding a layer of fat to render the surface of cookware non-stick.countableuncountable

4. (archaic) An alcoholic intoxication.Examples: "Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”"Synonyms: drunkennessarchaiccountableuncountable