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Cilantro

//sɪˈlæntɹəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. US, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish wordnet
  3. 3
    Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley wordnet

Etymology

From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.

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