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coriander

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English

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Coriander seeds, dried.

Etymology

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From Middle English coriandre , from Anglo-Norman coriandre , from Old French corïandre , from Latin coriandrum , from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro .

cognates, etc.

Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-a2-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (úḫurium) Aramaic כסברה (kusbara, "coriander"), Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ (kūsbartā, "coriander") and Arabic كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara).

Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriandro- may have dissimilated to *koriandno- .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coriander (usually uncountable , plural corianders )

  1. (Australia , UK , Ireland ) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum , used in many cuisines.
    • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253:
      The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11:
      Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination. Also vinegar, dried coriander, potassium bromide, cocaine, vervain, acid drinks, lemonade.
  2. (US ) The dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.

Synonyms

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Meronyms

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  • (Coriandum sativum): cilantro (US, the leaves, when fresh); in other dialects, this, too, like the rest of the plant, is called coriander

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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Coriandrum sativum plant
dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant

References

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Anagrams

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English coriandre .

Noun

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coriander m

  1. (botany ) coriander , cilantro (Coriander sativum )

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of coriander
radical soft nasal aspirate
coriander goriander nghoriander choriander

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), "coriander", in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1] , Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), "coriander", in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), "coriander", in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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